Middle America (Americas)

Middle America
Area2,728,827 km2 (1,053,606 sq mi)
Population (2022)224,017,764
Countries
Dependencies
GDP$1.416 229 trillion
(PPP, 2005 est.)
Major languagesSpanish, English, French, Mayan, Nahuatl, Antillean Creole, Haitian Creole, and others
Time zonesUTC−04:00 (Barbados) to
UTC−08:00 (Baja California)
Largest cities

Middle America is a subregion in the Northern Hemisphere tropics of the Americas. It usually includes Mexico, the seven countries of Central America, and the 13 island countries and 18 territories of the Caribbean. Together with Northern America, they form the continent of North America.

Colombia and Venezuela of Caribbean South America are sometimes included in this subregion. The Caribbean is occasionally excluded from this subregion while The Guianas are infrequently included.