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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 2}}  
{{Central America 2}}  
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<ul class="column-spacing-halfscreen" style="padding-right="5px">
<div class="column-spacing-halfscreen" style="padding-right="5px">
'''Central America:'''
'''Central America:'''
*[[Belize Genealogy|Belize]]</li>  
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*[[Costa Rica Genealogy|Costa Rica]]</li>  
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*[[El Salvador Genealogy|El Salvador]]</li>  
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*[[Guatemala Genealogy|Guatemala]]</li>  
<ul>
*[[Honduras Genealogy|Honduras]]</li>  
<li>[[Belize Genealogy|Belize]]</li>  
*[[Nicaragua Genealogy|Nicaragua]]</li>  
<li>[[Costa Rica Genealogy|Costa Rica]]</li>  
*[[Panama Genealogy|Panama]]</li>
<li>[[El Salvador Genealogy|El Salvador]]</li>  
<li>[[Guatemala Genealogy|Guatemala]]</li>  
<li>[[Honduras Genealogy|Honduras]]</li>  
<li>[[Nicaragua Genealogy|Nicaragua]]</li>  
<li>[[Panama Genealogy|Panama]]</li>
</ul>
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'''Caribbean:'''
'''Caribbean:'''
*[[Anguilla Genealogy|Anguilla]]</li>  
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*[[Antigua and Barbuda Genealogy|Antigua and Barbuda]]</li>  
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*[[Aruba Genealogy|Aruba]]</li> (formerly [[The Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]])</li>
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*[[Bahamas Genealogy|Bahamas]]</li>  
<ul>
*[[Barbados Genealogy|Barbados]]</li>  
<li>[[Anguilla Genealogy|Anguilla]]</li>  
*[[Bonaire Genealogy|Bonaire]]</li> (formerly [[The Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]])</li>
<li>[[Antigua and Barbuda Genealogy|Antigua and Barbuda]]</li>  
*[[British Virgin Islands Genealogy|British Virgin Islands]]</li>  
<li>[[Aruba Genealogy|Aruba]] (formerly [[The Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]])</li>
*[[Cayman Islands Genealogy|Cayman Islands]]</li>  
<li>[[Bahamas Genealogy|Bahamas]]</li>  
*[[Cuba Genealogy|Cuba]]</li>  
<li>[[Barbados Genealogy|Barbados]]</li>  
*[[Curaçao Genealogy|Curaçao]]</li> (formerly [[The Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]])</li>
<li>[[Bonaire Genealogy|Bonaire]] (formerly [[The Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]])</li>
*[[Dominica Genealogy|Dominica]]</li>  
<li>[[British Virgin Islands Genealogy|British Virgin Islands]]</li>  
*[[Dominican Republic Genealogy|Dominican Republic]]</li>  
<li>[[Cayman Islands Genealogy|Cayman Islands]]</li>  
*[[Grenada Genealogy|Grenada]]</li>  
<li>[[Cuba Genealogy|Cuba]]</li>  
*[[Guadeloupe Genealogy|Guadeloupe]]</li>  
<li>[[Curaçao Genealogy|Curaçao]] (formerly [[The Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]])</li>
*[[Haiti Genealogy|Haiti]]</li>  
<li>[[Dominica Genealogy|Dominica]]</li>  
*[[Jamaica Genealogy|Jamaica]]</li>  
<li>[[Dominican Republic Genealogy|Dominican Republic]]</li>  
*[[Martinique Genealogy|Martinique]]</li>  
<li>[[Grenada Genealogy|Grenada]]</li>  
*[[Montserrat Genealogy|Montserrat]]</li>
<li>[[Guadeloupe Genealogy|Guadeloupe]]</li>  
*[[Puerto Rico Genealogy|Puerto Rico]] (United States) </li>
<li>[[Haiti Genealogy|Haiti]]</li>  
*[[Saba Genealogy|Saba]]</li> (formerly [[The Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]])</li>
<li>[[Jamaica Genealogy|Jamaica]]</li>  
*[[Saint Barthelemy Genealogy|Saint Barthelemy]]</li>  
<li>[[Martinique Genealogy|Martinique]]</li>  
*[[Saint Kitts and Nevis Genealogy|Saint Kitts and Nevis]]</li>  
<li>[[Montserrat Genealogy|Montserrat]]</li>
*[[Saint Lucia Genealogy|Saint Lucia]]</li>  
<li>[[Puerto Rico Genealogy|Puerto Rico]] (United States) </li>
*[[Saint Martin Island]]</li>  
<li>[[Saba Genealogy|Saba]] (formerly [[The Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]])</li>
**[[Saint Martin Genealogy|Saint Martin]] (French Antilles, France)</li>
<li>[[Saint Barthelemy Genealogy|Saint Barthelemy]]</li>  
**[[Sint Maarten Genealogy|Sint Maarten]] (BES Islands, formerly [[The Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]])</li>
<li>[[Saint Kitts and Nevis Genealogy|Saint Kitts and Nevis]]</li>  
*[[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Genealogy|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]] </li>
<li>[[Saint Lucia Genealogy|Saint Lucia]]</li>
*[[Sint Eustatius Genealogy|Sint Eustatius]]</li> (formerly [[The Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]])</li>
<li>[[Saint Martin Island]]
*[[Trinidad and Tobago Genealogy|Trinidad and Tobago]]</li>
<ul>
*[[Turks and Caicos Islands Genealogy|Turks and Caicos Islands]]</li>
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*[[United States Virgin Islands Genealogy|United States Virgin Islands]] (United States)</li>
<li>[[Saint Martin Genealogy|Saint Martin]] (French Antilles, France)</li>
<li>[[Sint Maarten Genealogy|Sint Maarten]] (BES Islands, formerly [[The Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]])</li>
</ul>
</ul>
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</li>
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<li>[[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Genealogy|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]] </li>
=== What Countries are in Central America  ===
<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>
</ul>
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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.