| Term | Definition |
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Mexico |
Mexico City; has the Sierra Madre mountains (extension of Rockies) with west side called the Occidentals and the east side called the Orientals |
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Guatemala |
Guatemala City; most populous country in Central America |
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Belize |
Belmopan; also known as British Honduras |
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Honduras |
Tegucigulpa; "Footbball War" broke out during a soccer game here |
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El Salvador |
San Salvador; most DENSELY populated country in Central America |
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Nicaragua |
Managua; largest country in Central America; Mosquito Coast is here |
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Costa Rica |
San Jose; this country has no army |
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Panama |
Panama City; famous Panama Canal here |
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Cuba |
Havana; communist, Cuban Missle Crisis |
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Jamaica |
Kingston; Bob Marley was from here |
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Haiti |
Port-au-Prince; first country independent of Caribbean |
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Puerto Rico |
San Juan; people here are U.S. citizens |
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Dominican Republic |
Santo Domingo; Autonomous University, the oldest university in the Western Hemisphere, is here |