Central America
GUATEMALA AT A GLANCE
Sources: World Bank, Worldometer, OEC
SURFACE AREA
108,890 km2
CAPITAL
Guatemala City
POPULATION
18.12 million
MEDIAN AGE
22.9 years
LITERACY RATE
83%
GDP, CURRENT USD
104.45 billion
GDP PER CAPITA, CURRENT USD
5,762.8
MAIN EXPORTS GOODS
Bananas, Coffee, Palm Oil, Raw Sugar, Knit sweaters
MAIN MINING RESOURCES
Gold, Silver, Nickel
FDI Evolution
Key players
- Aura Minerals
- Goldcorp
- Pan American Silver
- Solway Investment Group
- Volcanic Gold Mines (Gold Group Management)
Did you know?
About 40% of Guatemala’s population is Indigenous.
NICARAGUA AT A GLANCE
Sources: World Bank, Worldometer, OEC
SURFACE AREA
130,370 km2
CAPITAL
Managua
POPULATION
6.82 million
MEDIAN AGE
26 years
LITERACY RATE
83%
GDP, CURRENT USD
17.83 billion
GDP PER CAPITA, CURRENT USD
2,612.9
MAIN EXPORTS GOODS
Gold, Insulated wire, Knit t-shirts, Coffee, Rolled Tobacco
MAIN MINING RESOURCES
Gold, silver, copper
FDI Evolution
Key players
- Equinox Gold (Calibre Mining)
- Mako Mining
- Metals Exploration
- Mineros (Hemco)
Did you know?
Nicaragua has long been considered as a potential site for a major canal rivaling the Panama Canal.
PANAMA AT A GLANCE
Sources: World Bank, Worldometer, OEC
SURFACE AREA
75,320 km2
CAPITAL
Panama City
POPULATION
4.46 million
MEDIAN AGE
30.3 years
LITERACY RATE
96%
GDP, CURRENT USD
83.32 billion
GDP PER CAPITA, CURRENT USD
18,686.4
MAIN EXPORTS GOODS
Copper ore, Special purpose ships, Passenger and Cargo ships, Refined petroleum, Bananas
MAIN MINING RESOURCES
Copper, gold, iron
FDI Evolution
Key players
- First Quantum Minerals
- Orla Mining
Did you know?
Before its suspension, the Cobre Panamá mine represented 4.8% of Panama's GDP - more than the Panama Canal (3.5%)
Title header and Guatemala header image by Saulo Zayas at Pexels Nicaragua header image by Fabian Wiktor at Pexels Panama header image by Zaeta Flow at Pexels