Central America | |
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Area | 523,780 km2 (202,233 sq mi) |
Population | 43,308,660 (2013 est.) |
Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Countries | 7 |
Demonym | Central American, North American |
GDP | $107.7 billion (exchange rate) (2006) $ 226.3 billion (purchasing power parity) (2006). |
GDP per capita | $2,541 (exchange rate) (2006) $5,339 (purchasing power parity) (2006). |
Languages | Spanish, English, Mayan languages, Garifuna, Kriol, European languages, and many others |
Time Zones | UTC - 6:00, UTC - 5:00 |
Most Populated Cities | Guatemala City Tegucigalpa Managua Panama City San Pedro Sula San Salvador City Questzaltenango San Miguelito San José Choloma Quetzaltenango Santa Ana San Miguel La Ceiba |
Central America ([América Central or Centroamérica] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)) is the central geographic region of the Americas and specifically part of the continent known as North America. It goes from Guatemala and Belize in the north-west, to Panama in the south-east. It is the area of land that sits south-east of Mexico and north-west of Colombia. It is between the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.