Central America
subregion of the Americas
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Summary
Central America is a subcontinent[1]. It draws 19,774 Wikipedia views per month (subcontinent category, ranking #2 of 3).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: cultural region[3]
- Shares border with: Northern America and Mexico[4], South America[5]
- Part of: Americas[6]
- Commons category: Central America[7]
- Said to be the same as: Continental Central America[8]
- Has part(s): Belize[9], Costa Rica[10], El Salvador[11], Guatemala[12], Honduras[13], Nicaragua[14], Panama[15], Caribbean[16]
- Highest point: Volcán Tajumulco[17]
- Coordinate location: 12, -86[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Central America[19]
- Commons gallery: Central America[20]
- Population: 180,095,918[21]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Central America[22]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[23], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[26]
- Topic has template: Template:Central America topic[27]
- Category for people born here: Q31952700[28]
- Category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Central America[29]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C90602[30]
- Different from: Middle America[31], Latin America[32]
- Area: 560,988[33]
- Geography of topic: geography of Central America[34]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[35]
Why It Matters
Central America has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]