00:00What if Central America became one country?
00:03First off, the numbers.
00:04United, it would have over 50 million people, about the size of South Korea.
00:09Geographically, it would stretch from Mexico to Colombia,
00:12controlling the land bridge that connects North and South America,
00:16plus both the Pacific and Caribbean coasts.
00:19Economically, things get interesting.
00:21Individually, countries like Honduras, Nicaragua, or El Salvador are small economies,
00:26but together, they'd have a GDP over $300 billion, making them far more competitive globally.
00:33Tourism, agriculture, and trade would boom, especially with the Panama Canal as the crown jewel.
00:39But the challenges? Huge.
00:41Different governments, histories of conflict, corruption, and inequality make unity extremely difficult.
00:48In fact, they tried before.
00:49The Federal Republic of Central America existed in the 1820s, but it collapsed after just 15 years.
00:56The Federal Republic of Central America existed in the 1820s, but it collapsed after just 15 years.
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