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===Capital cities=== <gallery> File:Ciudad Cayala - Guatemala City.jpg|[[Guatemala City]] File:Panoramica del Centro Histórico de San Salvador.jpg|[[San Salvador]] File:Tegucigalpa view in october 2021.jpg|[[Tegucigalpa]] File:Panoramica De Managua.jpg|[[Managua]] File:4- Vue San Jose.jpg|[[San Jose, Costa Rica]] File:HDR of Panama City, Panama.jpg|[[Panama City]] File:Aerials Belize WHwy 02.jpg|[[Belmopan]] </gallery> The population of Central America is estimated at {{val|{{sum|{{decomma|{{UN population|Central America}}}}|-{{decomma|{{UN population|Mexico}}}}}}|fmt=commas}} as of {{UN Population|Year}}.{{UN Population|ref}} With an area of {{convert|523780|km2|sqmi|sp=us}},<ref name=handbook2013 /> it has a population density of {{convert|{{pop density|{{sum|{{decomma|{{UN population|Central America}}}}|-{{decomma|{{UN population|Mexico}}}}}}|523780|km2|prec=1|disp=num}}|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=off}}. Human Development Index values are from the estimates for 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hdr.undp.org/en/2018-update|title=2018 HDI Statistical Update|date=14 September 2018|access-date=2018-10-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180914203906/http://hdr.undp.org/en/2018-update|archive-date=14 September 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> {|class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" |+ Countries of Central America ! Country ! [[List of countries and dependencies by area|Area]]<ref name=cia /> ! [[List of countries and dependencies by population|Population]]<br />({{UN Population|Year}} est.){{UN Population|ref}} ! [[List of sovereign states and dependent territories by population density|Population<br />density]] ! Capital ! [[Official language|Official<br />language]] ! [[Human Development Index|Human<br />development<br />index]] |- |style="text-align:left;"|Belize |style="text-align:right;"|{{cvt|22966|km2}} |style="text-align:right;"|{{UN Population|Belize}} |style="text-align:center;"|{{pop density|{{decomma|{{UN population|Belize}}}}|22966|km2|sqmi|prec=0}} |style="text-align:left;"|[[Belmopan]] |style="text-align:center;"|English |0.708 <span style="color:#0c0;">'''High'''</span> |- |style="text-align:left;"|Costa Rica |style="text-align:right;"|{{cvt|51100|km2}} |style="text-align:right;"|{{UN Population|Costa Rica}} |style="text-align:center;"|{{pop density|{{decomma|{{UN population|Costa Rica}}}}|51100|km2|sqmi|prec=0}} |style="text-align:left;"|[[San José, Costa Rica|San José]] |style="text-align:center;"|Spanish |0.794 <span style="color:#0c0;">'''High'''</span> |- |style="text-align:left;"|El Salvador |style="text-align:right;"|{{cvt|21041|km2}} |style="text-align:right;"|{{UN Population|El Salvador}} |style="text-align:center;"|{{pop density|{{decomma|{{UN population|El Salvador}}}}|21041|km2|sqmi|prec=0}} |style="text-align:left;"|[[San Salvador]] |style="text-align:center;"|Spanish |0.674 <span style="color:#fc0;">'''Medium'''</span> |- |style="text-align:left;"|Guatemala |style="text-align:right;"|{{cvt|108889|km2}} |style="text-align:right;"|{{UN Population|Guatemala}} |style="text-align:center;"|{{pop density|{{decomma|{{UN population|Guatemala}}}}|108889|km2|sqmi|prec=0}} |style="text-align:left;"|[[Guatemala City]] |style="text-align:center;"|Spanish |0.650 <span style="color:#fc0;">'''Medium'''</span> |- |style="text-align:left;"|Honduras |style="text-align:right;"|{{cvt|112090|km2}} |style="text-align:right;"|{{UN Population|Honduras}} |style="text-align:center;"|{{pop density|{{decomma|{{UN population|Honduras}}}}|112090|km2|sqmi|prec=0}} |style="text-align:left;"|[[Tegucigalpa]] |style="text-align:center;"|Spanish |0.617 <span style="color:#fc0;">'''Medium'''</span> |- |style="text-align:left;"|Nicaragua |style="text-align:right;"|{{cvt|130370|km2}} |style="text-align:right;"|{{UN Population|Nicaragua}} |style="text-align:center;"|{{pop density|{{decomma|{{UN population|Nicaragua}}}}|130370|km2|sqmi|prec=0}} |style="text-align:left;"|[[Managua]] |style="text-align:center;"|Spanish |0.658 <span style="color:#fc0;">'''Medium'''</span> |- |style="text-align:left;"|Panama |style="text-align:right;"|{{cvt|75420|km2}} |style="text-align:right;"|{{UN Population|Panama}} |style="text-align:center;"|{{pop density|{{decomma|{{UN population|Panama}}}}|75420|km2|sqmi|prec=0|}} |style="text-align:left;"|[[Panama City]] |style="text-align:center;"|Spanish |0.789 <span style="color:#0c0;">'''High'''</span> |- style="background:#F2F2F2; font-weight:bold; " ! Total |style="text-align:right;"|{{cvt|521876|km2}} |style="text-align:right;"|{{nts|{{sum|{{Decomma|{{UN Population|Belize}}}}|{{Decomma|{{UN Population|Costa Rica}}}}|{{Decomma|{{UN Population|El Salvador}}}}|{{Decomma|{{UN Population|Guatemala}}}}|{{Decomma|{{UN Population|Honduras}}}}|{{Decomma|{{UN Population|Nicaragua}}}}|{{Decomma|{{UN Population|Panama}}}}}}}} |style="text-align:center;"|-<!-- Adding a "total" value for the population density is misleading as to whether the figure would be the sum (which would probably be useless), population density of all of Central America (which can be found elsewhere such as in the infobox), or average of each country's population density (which would also probably be useless). June 2022. --> |style="text-align:center;"|- |style="text-align:center;"|- |style="text-align:center;"|0.699 |} {|class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" |+ Largest metropolitan areas in Central America ! City ! Country ! Population ! Census Year ! % of National<br />Population |- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" |[[Guatemala City]] |Guatemala |style="text-align:right;"|5,700,000 |style="text-align:center;"|2010 |style="text-align:center;"|26% |- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" |[[San Salvador]] |El Salvador |style="text-align:right;"|2,415,217 |style="text-align:center;"|2009 |style="text-align:center;"|39% |- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" |[[Managua]] |Nicaragua |style="text-align:right;"|2,045,000 |style="text-align:center;"|2012 |style="text-align:center;"|34% |- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" |[[Tegucigalpa]] |Honduras |style="text-align:right;"|1,819,000 |style="text-align:center;"|2010 |style="text-align:center;"|24% |- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" |[[San Pedro Sula]] |Honduras |style="text-align:right;"|1,600,000 |style="text-align:center;"|2010 |style="text-align:center;"|21%+4<br />{{clarify|date=January 2024}} |- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" |[[Panama City]] |Panama |style="text-align:right;"|1,400,000 |style="text-align:center;"|2010 |style="text-align:center;"|37% |- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" |[[San José, Costa Rica|San José]] |Costa Rica |style="text-align:right;"|1,275,000 |style="text-align:center;"|2013 |style="text-align:center;"|30% |} {{Clear left}}
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