Central America

A Review

Central America – Political Boundaries

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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

• Republic• 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