Central American Countries
There are 7 Central American Countries.
Central America is the narrow isthmus that links North and South America, made up of seven countries between Mexico and Colombia. Despite its small size, the region is geographically dramatic, threaded with volcanoes and framed by the Pacific and Caribbean coasts. Six of the seven share Spanish as an official language, with Belize being the English-speaking exception.
7 countriesThe seven sovereign states of the Central American isthmus.
| No. | Country | Capital | Currency | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 023 |  Belize | Belmopan | BZD $ | 422,924 |
| 054 |  Costa Rica | San José | CRC ₡ | 5,152,950 |
| 067 |  El Salvador | San Salvador | USD $ | 6,365,503 |
| 092 |  Guatemala | Guatemala City | GTQ Q | 18,687,881 |
| 099 |  Honduras | Tegucigalpa | HNL L | 11,005,850 |
| 159 |  Nicaragua | Managua | NIO C$ | 7,007,502 |
| 172 |  Panama | Panama City | PAB B/. | 4,571,189 |
How this list is defined
The seven sovereign states of the Central American isthmus.
Membership of a cultural or political grouping is not always settled, and different sources draw the line in different places. Stating the rule up front is the point: it lets you judge whether this list answers your question, instead of wondering why a country you expected is missing. Every figure in the table comes from the dataset described on the data page.
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Populations from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); other fields from open datasets. Membership of cultural regions can vary between sources; this list uses the definition stated above. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.