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The Central America Caribbean coast
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territory and population
| Status | Area (km²) |
Population | Density hab/km² |
Life expectancy | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | Men | Total | |||||
| Belize |
Independent State, member of the Commonwealth of Nations (1) |
22 965 |
357 000 | 16 | 70 | 67 |
67 |
| Costa Rica |
Independent State (2) |
51 100 | 4 727 000 |
89,56 | 81 |
75 |
78 |
| Guatemala |
Independent State |
108889 |
14 757 000 | 136 |
73 | 69 | 71 |
| Honduras |
Independent State (3) |
112492 |
7 755 000 | 69 | 72 | 69 |
71 |
| Nicaragua |
Independent State |
120254 |
5 870 000 | 49 |
74 | 70 | 72 |
| Panama |
Independent State (4) |
75 517 |
3 571 000 | 47 | 81 |
75 | 78 |
| El Salvador (no caribbean coastal line) |
Independent State (5) |
21 041 |
6 227 000 | 296 |
77 | 70 |
73 |
(1) The member states of the Commonwealth of Nations have a paradoxical constitution according independence and sovereignty, despite incorporation into the Commonwealth - an association of former British colonies in which the United Kingdom maintains a dominant position. The influence of the United States is also strong in this region.
(2) Presence of a US military base.
(3) Presence of a US military base, which is the operation center for Central America.
(4) Particular status of the Panama canal zone (1432km²) stipulated by the contract of 1977 between the US and Panama defining the permanent neutrality and operation of the Panama Canal. Since 2000 under administration of the Autoridad del Canal de Panamá. Two legal currencies (US dollar and Balboa).
(5) Presence of a US military base. Two legal currencies (US dollar and El Salvador Colón).
urbanisation / MIGRATION
| Urbanisation | Migration | median age | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | Men | Total | |||
| Belize |
53% | 0 | 21,2 | 20,8 | 21 |
| Costa Rica |
64% | 0,87% | 29,2 | 28,4 | 28,8 |
| Guatemala |
50% | -2,12% | 20,7 | 19,4 | 20 |
| Honduras |
49% | -1,25% | 21,4 | 20,6 | 21 |
| Nicaragua |
57% | -3,54% | 23,7 | 22,1 | 22,9 |
| Panama |
75% | -0,42% | 27,9 | 27,1 | 27,5 |
| El Salvador |
61% | -8,95% | 25,7 | 22,9 | 24,3 |
Economy
| GDP in billion $ | GNP / capita | HDI | Growth rate of GDP | Composition of GDP / sector | unemployment rate | Population below poverty line | Debt (% of PBN) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | Industry | Services |
||||||||
| Belize | 1,431 | 4 153 | 0,694 |
2% |
12% |
23% |
67% |
11,0% |
43% |
80% |
| Costa Rica |
34,564 | 7 419 | 0,725 |
3,5% |
7% |
27% |
66% |
4,6% |
16% |
42,4% |
| Guatemala |
41,19 | 2 863 | 0,560 |
2,6% |
12% |
27% |
61% |
1,8% |
56,2% |
29,6% |
| Honduras |
15,4 | 2 026 | 0,604 |
2,6% |
11% |
25% |
64% |
2,5% |
65% |
26,1% |
| Nicaragua |
6,551 | 1 132 | 0,565 |
4,5% |
18% |
29% |
53% |
8% |
48% |
78% |
| Panama |
26,7 | 7 614 | 0,755 |
7,5% |
5% |
17% |
78% |
6,8% |
25,6% |
40% |
| El Salvador |
21,795 | 3 519 | 0,659 |
1% |
11% |
29% |
59% |
6,6% |
37,8% |
55% |
BUSINESS
| Main exports | Main export partners | Main import partners | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belize | Bananas, citrus fruit., clothes, fishery products , molasses, wood, Petroleum |
United States 27,8%, United kingdom 27%, Costa Rica 11,1%, Nigeria 4,4%, Ivory Coast 4% | United States 34%, Mexico 12,9%, Cuba 8,6%, Guatemala 6,8%, Spain 6,1%, China 4,4% |
| Costa Rica |
Bananas, pineapple, coffee, melon, ornamental plants, sugar, ox, shellfish, electronic component, medical equipment |
United States 35,9%, China 8,8%, Netherlands 6,8%, Panama 4,6% |
United States 42,1%, Mexico 6,5%, China 6,2%, Japan 5,3% |
| Guatemala |
coffee, sugar, petroleum, clothing, bananas, fruits and vegetabes, cardamom |
United States 41,6%, El Salvador 9,3%, Honduras 7,9%, Mexico 6,8% |
United States 37,1%, Mexico 11,3%, China 6,3%, El Salvador 5,1% |
| Honduras |
Clothing, coffee, shrimp,wire harnesses, cigar, bananas, gold, palm oil, fruits, lobster , wood rafter |
United States 40,9%, Salvador 8,6%, Guatemala 7,2%, Germany 7%, Nicaragua 4,6%, Belgium 4,3% |
United States 33,9%, Guatemala 10,5%, Mexico 6,8%, El Salvador 6,2%, China 4,7%, Costa Rica 4,6% |
| Nicaragua |
coffee, ox, shrimp and lobster, tobacco , sugar, gold, peanut, textile and clothing |
United States 32,4%, El Salvador 14,3%, Venezuela 8,6%, Honduras 7,2%, Costa Rica 6,2%, Guatemala 4,4%, Mexico 4,1% |
United States 19,9%, Venezuela 16,9%, Costa Rica 9,2%, China 7,5%, Mexico 7%, Guatemala 6,2%, El Salvador 4,8% |
| Panama |
Offshore assembly exports, coffee, sugar, textile and clothing, gold, éthanol, chemical compound, electricity, iron and steel | United States 46,6%, Guatemala 14%, Honduras 13,4%, Nicaragua 5,5% | United States 36,1%, Guatemala 10,4%, Mexico 7,4%, Honduras 4,7%, China 4,6% |
| El Salvador |
Petroleum products | NC | NC |