<p><b>Central America</b><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_America#cite_note-3">[b]</a></sup> is a <a title="Subregion" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subregion">subregion</a> of the <a title="Americas" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americas">Americas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-central-america1_4-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_America#cite_note-central-america1-4">[2]</a></sup> Its political boundaries are defined as bordering <a title="Mexico" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico">Mexico</a> to the north, <a title="Colombia" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia">Colombia</a> to the south, the <a title="Caribbean Sea" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Sea">Caribbean Sea</a> to the east, and the <a title="Pacific Ocean" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Ocean">Pacific Ocean</a> to the west. Central America usually consists of seven countries: <a title="Belize" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belize">Belize</a>, <a title="Costa Rica" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Rica">Costa Rica</a>, <a title="El Salvador" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Salvador">El Salvador</a>, <a title="Guatemala" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemala">Guatemala</a>, <a title="Honduras" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honduras">Honduras</a>, <a title="Nicaragua" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicaragua">Nicaragua</a>, and <a title="Panama" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama">Panama</a>. Within Central America is the <a title="Mesoamerica" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoamerica">Mesoamerican</a> <a title="Biodiversity hotspot" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity_hotspot">biodiversity hotspot</a>, which extends from northern Guatemala to central Panama. Due to the presence of several <a title="Active fault" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_fault">active geologic faults</a> and the <a title="Central America Volcanic Arc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_America_Volcanic_Arc">Central America Volcanic Arc</a>, there is a high amount of seismic activity in the region, such as <a title="Types of volcanic eruptions" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Types_of_volcanic_eruptions">volcanic eruptions</a> and earthquakes, which has resulted in death, injury, and property damage.</p>
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