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| − | '''Central America''' | + | <map lat='12.254127737657367' lng='-85.2978515625' zoom='5' view='0' float='right'/> |
| + | '''Central America''' is a central geographic region of the [[Americas]]. | ||
| + | === Countries === | ||
* [[Image:Flag of Belize.png|20px]] [[Belize]] | * [[Image:Flag of Belize.png|20px]] [[Belize]] | ||
* [[Image:Flag of Costa Rica.png|20px]] [[Costa Rica]] | * [[Image:Flag of Costa Rica.png|20px]] [[Costa Rica]] | ||
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* [[Image:Flag of Guatemala.png|20px]] [[Guatemala]] | * [[Image:Flag of Guatemala.png|20px]] [[Guatemala]] | ||
* [[Image:Flag of Honduras.png|20px]] [[Honduras]] | * [[Image:Flag of Honduras.png|20px]] [[Honduras]] | ||
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* [[Image:Flag of Nicaragua.png|20px]] [[Nicaragua]] | * [[Image:Flag of Nicaragua.png|20px]] [[Nicaragua]] | ||
| − | * [[Image:Flag of Panama.png|20px]][[Panama]] | + | * [[Image:Flag of Panama.png|20px]] [[Panama]] |
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| + | === Usage === | ||
| + | '''Central America''' may mean different things to different people in the world according to the context: | ||
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| + | * In English, Central America is considered a region of the [[North America|North American]] continent. Geopolitically, it usually comprises seven countries – Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. [[Mexico]], in whole or in part, is occasionally included. Some geographers include the {{wiki|Political_divisions_of_Mexico|five states}} of [[Campeche]], [[Chiapas]], [[Tabasco]], [[Quintana Roo]], and [[Yucatán]], together representing 12.1% of the country's total area. | ||
| + | * In {{wiki|Latin America|Latin America}}, {{wiki|Iberian Peninsula|Iberia}}, and some other parts of [[Europe]], the Americas are considered to be a single continent, and '''Central America''' is considered a region of this continent. In {{wiki|Ibero-America|Ibero-America}}, the region is defined as seven nations – Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama – and may occasionally include Mexico's southernmost region. Geopolitically, Mexico is not considered part of the region. | ||
| + | * The {{wiki|United Nations geoscheme|UN geoscheme}} defines the region as all states of North America south of the [[United States]]; conversely, the [[European Union]] excludes Belize and Mexico from its definition of the region. | ||
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| + | {{wikipedia}} | ||
[[Category:Americas]] | [[Category:Americas]] | ||
[[Category:World]] | [[Category:World]] | ||
Revision as of 16:06, 12 January 2008
<map lat='12.254127737657367' lng='-85.2978515625' zoom='5' view='0' float='right'/> Central America is a central geographic region of the Americas.
Countries
Usage
Central America may mean different things to different people in the world according to the context:
- In English, Central America is considered a region of the North American continent. Geopolitically, it usually comprises seven countries – Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. Mexico, in whole or in part, is occasionally included. Some geographers include the five states of Campeche, Chiapas, Tabasco, Quintana Roo, and Yucatán, together representing 12.1% of the country's total area.
- In America Latin America, Peninsula Iberia, and some other parts of Europe, the Americas are considered to be a single continent, and Central America is considered a region of this continent. In Ibero-America, the region is defined as seven nations – Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama – and may occasionally include Mexico's southernmost region. Geopolitically, Mexico is not considered part of the region.
- The Nations geoscheme UN geoscheme defines the region as all states of North America south of the United States; conversely, the European Union excludes Belize and Mexico from its definition of the region.
This article contains text from the Wikipedia article on Central America.
