Subregion · part of Americas
Central America
Country-by-country guide to Central America: capitals, flags, borders, area, and population for every nation in this UN subregion of Americas.
7 countries
50,598,343 people
522,278 km² total land area
Central America is the narrow isthmus connecting North and South America, comprising seven sovereign states. The subregion is volcanic, mountainous, and biodiverse, with both Pacific and Caribbean coastlines.
Use this page as an entry point into the subregion. Skim the table below for an at-a-glance comparison, then click any country to read the full editorial profile — capital, flag, official languages, currencies, bordering states, an embedded OpenStreetMap viewport, and links to high-resolution map services.
| 417,634 | |
| 5,309,625 | |
| 6,029,976 | |
| 18,079,810 | |
| 9,892,632 | |
| 6,803,886 | |
| 4,064,780 |
