6. Biodiversity Central America has 7% of the world’s biodiversity , which is the diversity, or variety, of plants and animals and other living things in a particular area or region. Amphibians Birds Mammals Reptiles Vascular plants Belize 46 544 147 140 2894 Costa Rica 183 838 232 258 12119 El Salvador 30 434 137 106 2911 Guatemala 133 684 193 236 8681 Honduras 101 699 201 213 5680 Nicaragua 61 632 181 178 7590 Panama 182 904 241 242 9915
7. Population/Area Comparison with South Carolina S.C. Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama Area 32,020 22,966 51,100 21,040 10,8890 112,090 130,373 78,200 Population 4, 625,384 307,000 4,579,000 6,163,000 14, 027,000 7,466,000 5,743,000 3,454,000 Capital Columbia Belmopan San Jose San Salvador Guatemala City Tegucigalpa Managua Panama City Language English English Spanish Spanish Spanish Spanish Spanish Spanish
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