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Regional Overview of Central America
TABLE 34. FLORISTIC DIVERSITY IN CENTRAL AMERICA
Country
   
 Land area (kmē)
 Vascular plants
 Endemica
   
 Endemism (%)
 Threatened species
Guatemala 108,430 8000 1171 14.6 477
Belize 22,800 4423 53 1.2 49
Honduras 111,890 6000 148 2.5 84
El Salvador 20,720 2500 17 0.7 86
Nicaragua 118,750 7000 60 0.9 134
Costa Rica 51,060 9500-10,500 600 5.7-6.3 799
Panama 75,990 8500-9000 1230 13.7-14.5 838