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Central America A Review

Central America – Political Boundaries http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/centralamerica.html

Countries and their Capitals Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama Belmopan San Jose San Salvador Guatemala City Tegucigalpa Managua Panama City

Belize Constitutional Monarchy Prime minister Belmopan English No official religion Belize dollar 306,000 people 8,867 square miles 22,965 square km Sub-tropical climate Victoria Peak (3,700 ft) Mestizo, creole, Mayan, Garifuna 75% of exports are agricultural (sugar, citrus, banana) GDP = $2.444 billion

Republic of Costa Rica Unitary military republic Presiden San Jose Spanish Roman Catholicism Costa Rican colón 4,389,000 people 19,730 square miles 51,100 square km Tropical and sub-tropical Cerro Chirripo (12,500 ft) Spanish and mestizo Agriculture and tourism are mainstays of economy GDP = $45.77 billion

Republic of El Salvador President San Salvador Spanish No official religion US Dollar 6,857,000 people 8,124 square miles 21,041 square km Tropical climate Cerro El Pital (8,957 ft) Indigenous and mestizo populations Agricultural and industrial economy GDP = $41.63 billion

Republic of Guatemala Republic President Guatemala City Spanish No official religion Quetzal 12,728,000 people 42,130 square miles 109,117 square km Sub-tropical and tropical Volcan Tajumulco (13, 815 ft) Mestizo, European and indigenous Agriculture (coffee, sugar, bananas) GDP = $64.76 billion

Republic of Honduras Multi-party republic President Tegucigalpa Spanish No official religion Lempira 7,484,000 people 43,433 square miles 112,492 square km Tropical climate Cerro Las Minas (9,416 ft) Mestizo and Amerindian Agricultural economy GDP = $32.26 billion

Republic of Nicaragua Multi-party republic President Managua Spanish No official religion Córdoba 5,602,000 people 50,337 square miles 130,373 square km Tropical climate Mogoton (7,998 ft) Mestizo, European, African, Amerindian Agriculture and manufacturing services GDP = $16.17 billion

Republic of Panama Multi-party Republic President Panama City Spanish No official Religion Balboa 3,343,000 people 28,973 square miles 75,040 square km Tropical climate Volcan Baru (11,400 ft) Mestizo and Amerindian Service-based economy (Panama Canal operations, banking, etc.) GDP = $34.81 billion