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'''The Caribbean has been included here as part of Central America'''. <br>
'''The Caribbean has been included here as part of Central America'''. <br>


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'''Central America:'''
'''Central America:'''
*[[Belize Genealogy|Belize]]  
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*[[Costa Rica Genealogy|Costa Rica]]  
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*[[El Salvador Genealogy|El Salvador]]  
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*[[Guatemala Genealogy|Guatemala]]  
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*[[Honduras Genealogy|Honduras]]  
<li>[[Belize Genealogy|Belize]]</li>
*[[Nicaragua Genealogy|Nicaragua]]  
<li>[[Costa Rica Genealogy|Costa Rica]]</li>
*[[Panama Genealogy|Panama]]
<li>[[El Salvador Genealogy|El Salvador]]</li>
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<li>[[Guatemala Genealogy|Guatemala]]</li>
'''Caribbean'''
<li>[[Honduras Genealogy|Honduras]]</li>
*[[Anguilla Genealogy|Anguilla]]  
<li>[[Nicaragua Genealogy|Nicaragua]]</li>
*[[Antigua and Barbuda Genealogy|Antigua and Barbuda]]  
<li>[[Panama Genealogy|Panama]]</li>
*[[Aruba Genealogy|Aruba]] (formerly [[The Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]])
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*[[Bahamas Genealogy|Bahamas]]  
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*[[Barbados Genealogy|Barbados]]  
'''Caribbean:'''
*[[Bonaire Genealogy|Bonaire]] (formerly [[The Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]])
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*[[British Virgin Islands Genealogy|British Virgin Islands]]  
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*[[Cayman Islands Genealogy|Cayman Islands]]  
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*[[Cuba Genealogy|Cuba]]  
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*[[Curaçao Genealogy|Curaçao]] (formerly [[The Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]])
<li>[[Anguilla Genealogy|Anguilla]]</li>
*[[Dominica Genealogy|Dominica]]  
<li>[[Antigua and Barbuda Genealogy|Antigua and Barbuda]]</li>
*[[Dominican Republic Genealogy|Dominican Republic]]  
<li>[[Aruba Genealogy|Aruba]] (formerly [[The Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]])</li>
*[[Grenada Genealogy|Grenada]]  
<li>[[Bahamas Genealogy|Bahamas]]</li>
*[[Guadeloupe Genealogy|Guadeloupe]]  
<li>[[Barbados Genealogy|Barbados]]</li>
*[[Haiti Genealogy|Haiti]]  
<li>[[Bonaire Genealogy|Bonaire]] (formerly [[The Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]])</li>
*[[Jamaica Genealogy|Jamaica]]  
<li>[[British Virgin Islands Genealogy|British Virgin Islands]]</li>
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<li>[[Cayman Islands Genealogy|Cayman Islands]]</li>
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<li>[[Cuba Genealogy|Cuba]]</li>
*[[Martinique Genealogy|Martinique]]  
<li>[[Curaçao Genealogy|Curaçao]] (formerly [[The Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]])</li>
*[[Montserrat Genealogy|Montserrat]]
<li>[[Dominica Genealogy|Dominica]]</li>
*[[Puerto Rico Genealogy|Puerto Rico]] (United States)  
<li>[[Dominican Republic Genealogy|Dominican Republic]]</li>
*[[Saba Genealogy|Saba]] (formerly [[The Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]])
<li>[[Grenada Genealogy|Grenada]]</li>
*[[Saint Barthelemy Genealogy|Saint Barthelemy]]  
<li>[[Guadeloupe Genealogy|Guadeloupe]]</li>
*[[Saint Kitts and Nevis Genealogy|Saint Kitts and Nevis]]  
<li>[[Haiti Genealogy|Haiti]]</li>
*[[Saint Lucia Genealogy|Saint Lucia]]  
<li>[[Jamaica Genealogy|Jamaica]]</li>
*[[Saint Martin Genealogy|Saint Martin]]
<li>[[Martinique Genealogy|Martinique]]</li>
*[[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Genealogy|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]]
<li>[[Montserrat Genealogy|Montserrat]]</li>
*[[Sint Eustatius Genealogy|Sint Eustatius]] (formerly [[The Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]])
<li>[[Puerto Rico Genealogy|Puerto Rico]] (United States) </li>
*[[Sint Maarten Genealogy|Sint Maarten]] (formerly [[The Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]])
<li>[[Saba Genealogy|Saba]] (formerly [[The Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]])</li>
*[[Trinidad and Tobago Genealogy|Trinidad and Tobago]]
<li>[[Saint Barthelemy Genealogy|Saint Barthelemy]]</li>
*[[Turks and Caicos Islands Genealogy|Turks and Caicos Islands]]
<li>[[Saint Kitts and Nevis Genealogy|Saint Kitts and Nevis]]</li>
*[[U.S. Virgin Islands Genealogy|U.S. Virgin Islands]] (United States)
<li>[[Saint Lucia Genealogy|Saint Lucia]]</li>
<li>[[Saint Martin Island]]
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<li>[[Saint Martin Genealogy|Saint Martin]] (French Antilles, France)</li>
=== What Countries are in Central America  ===
<li>[[Sint Maarten Genealogy|Sint Maarten]] (BES Islands, formerly [[The Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]])</li>
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<li>[[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Genealogy|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]] </li>
<li>[[Sint Eustatius Genealogy|Sint Eustatius]] (formerly [[The Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]])</li>
<li>[[Trinidad and Tobago Genealogy|Trinidad and Tobago]]</li>
<li>[[Turks and Caicos Islands Genealogy|Turks and Caicos Islands]]</li>
<li>[[United States Virgin Islands Genealogy|United States Virgin Islands]] (United States)</li>
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== What Countries are in Central America  ==


Central America (Spanish: América Central or Centroamérica) is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast.  
Central America (Spanish: América Central or Centroamérica) is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast.  
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The Caribbean has been included here as part of Central America.


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What Countries are in Central America[edit | edit source]

Central America (Spanish: América Central or Centroamérica) is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast.

When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent. Central America consists of seven countries: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.

Central America is part of the Mesoamerican biodiversity hotspot, which extends from northern Guatemala through central Panama. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, the North Pacific Ocean to the west, and Colombia to the south-east.

Central America is an area of 524,000 square kilometers (202,000 sq mi), or almost 0.1% of the Earth's surface. As of 2009, its population was estimated at 41,739,000. It has a density of 77 people per square kilometer.