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 Republic
of Costa Rica: Facts and Figures Local
Official Name República de
Costa Rica. Area 19,575 sq mi. Population
4,695,942. Capital San José. Independence
from Spain Achieved September 15, 1821. |
 Republic
of Honduras: Facts and Figures Local
Official Name República de
Honduras. Area 43,277 sq mi. Population
8,448,465. Capital Tegulcigalpa. Independence
from Spain Achieved September 15, 1821. |
 Republic
of El Salvador: Facts and Figures Local
Official Name República de
El Salvador. Area 8,124 sq mi. Population
6,090,646. Capital San Salvador. Independence
from Spain Achieved September 15, 1821. |
 The Panama Canal
is a 50.72-mile-long man-made
channel across the Isthmus of Panama that
connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Approximately 12-15,000 ships pass through the
canal every year (an average of about 40 ships a
day). |
 Manuel Noriega participated in the 1968 coup led by
Omar Torrijos that overthrew the government of
President Arnulfo Arias. He became the military
leader of Panama in 1983, but was ousted from
power by the United States military in 1989. |
 Lake
Nicaragua is the
second largest freshwater lake in Latin America,
behind Lake Titicaca. Covering 3,191 square
miles, the lake is so big that it is subjected to
large waves and heavy storms. |
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