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C. The countries of Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama lie between Mexico in North America and Colombia in South America. Central America is part of North America, and it is the narrowest land area separating the Atlantic Ocean from the Pacific Ocean.
D. Nicaragua ranks below all its neighbors on Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index. Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has gone all-out to silence any dissent, including recently forcing hundreds of opponents into exile, stripping them of their citizenship and seizing their properties.
A. Panama is Central America’s wealthiest country with a gross domestic product per person of $29,000, compared with $21,200 per person in neighboring Costa Rica. Each of these two southernmost nations are twice as wealthy as every other country in the region. They are usually relatively stable, but both Panama and Costa Rica are facing new political challenges.
B. El Salvador’s president suspended constitutional rights and threw 1 in every 100 people in the country into prison. A sharp dip in violence followed the actions, and other governments trying to mimic the politician who has said he’ll run for reelection even though it is illegal under the nation’s constitution.