Central America is the thin section of land that links the North American continent with the South American continent. Geographically part of North America, it is made up of seven small, mostly tropical countries that have much more in common with South America and Mexico than the more affluent north. Mexico is occasionally considered part of Central America due to the language and cultural heritage it shares with several of the countries in the region.

Language: Ten most central American language are  Spanish, Mayan languages, English Creoles,  Miskito, Ngäbere, Garifuna, English,  Kuna, Embera,  Bribri. Spanish is the most-spoken language in Central America, and is also the most-spoken language of each individual country there (although English is the official language of Belize, there are still more Spanish speakers there than English speakers.) 

Population: Central America consists of seven countries: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. The current population of Central America is 178,862,672. Central America population is equivalent to 2.35% of the total world population. Central America ranks number 2 in Latin America and the Caribbean among subregions ranked by Population. The total land area is 2,452,270 Km^2.