Central America, bordering the North
Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras
total: 21,040 sq km
land: 20,720 sq km
water: 320 sq km
6,587,541 (July 2004 est.)
Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians)
food processing, beverages, petroleum,
chemicals, fertilizer, textiles, furniture, light metals
offshore assembly exports, coffee,
sugar, shrimp, textiles, chemicals, electricity
raw materials, consumer goods, capital
goods, fuels, foodstuffs, petroleum, electricity
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