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Central America Fact File
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Time zones - -4 eastern Caribbean - -8 western Mexico |
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Population - Central America 141,082,700 - Caribbean 39,651,600 - Total 180,734,300 |
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Largest cities - Mexico City 8,650,000 - Guadalajara Mexico 1,807,000 - Monterrey Mexico 1,215,000 - Guatemala City 823,300 |
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Largest islands - Cuba 110,860 sq km / 42,800 sq ml - Hispanioia Dominican Republic / Haiti 76,200 sq km / 29,400 sq ml - Jamaica 11,400 sq km / 4,400 sq ml |
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Longest rivers - Rio Bravo Mexico (Rio Grande in USA) flows into Gulf of Mexico 3,060 km / 1,900 ml |
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Largest lakes - Lake Nicaragua 8,200 sq km / 3,200 sq ml |
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Highest mountains - Citaltepeti 5,700 m / 18,701 ft - Popacatepètl 5,483 m / 17,990 ft - Ixtaccihuatl 5,286 m / 17,342 ft - all in Mexico |
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Major volcanoes - Popacatepètl 5,483 m / 17,990 ft - Paricutin 3,188 m / 10,460 ft - El Chichón 1,350 m / 4,430 ft - all in Mexico |
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Climate - Sub-Tropical |
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