Ethnic Groups In Central America
Central America is a region formed by 6 Latin American countries and one Anglo American nation (Belize). This isthmus unites North America with South America and it comprises the following countries, from north to south Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama.
The inhabitants of Central America are of a variety of ancestries, ethnic groups, and races, making the region one of the most diverse in the world. The specific composition varies from country to country (and depending on the area on each country as well): many have a predominance of European-Amerindian, or Mestizo, population; in others, Amerindians are a majority (Guatemala); some are dominated by inhabitants of European ancestry; and some countries' populations are primarily Mulatto. Black, Asian, and Afro-Amerindian (historically sometimes called Zambo) minorities are also identified regularly. People with mestizo ancestry are the largest single group, and along with people of European or part-European ancestry, they combine to make up approximately 80% of the population, or even more.
Central America has a population of approximately 40 million in 2007 in an area of 523,780 km², with a 77.3 density of hab/km² although its population is not distributed equally. For example, Belize is larger than El Salvador in area by 1,924 km², but El Salvador has 30 times the population of Belize. As with Panama and Costa Rica, Costa Rica has more population than Panama, but Panama has more surface than Costa Rica. Guatemala has the largest population with 13,276,517; followed by Honduras at 7,792,854. The following table shows the population and surface of each country with its respective density:
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