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TroFCCA countires in Central America are characterized by their limited territorial extensions and by their difference in terms of composition of national wealth, poverty levels and environmental capital. In following table some information is resumed according to different data-sources.

Socioeconomic and forest sector information of the countries of interest for TroFCCA (NT: National Territory, NTFR: Non Timber Forest Resources)

  

Honduras

Nicaragua

Costa Rica

Territory (thousands Km2) **

112

130

51

Population* (milions)

6.5

5

3.7

Pop. Growth rate *

2.7

2.6

1.6

Pop. Density

58

41.5

71.5

Life expectancy (years) *

66.1

68.8

78.6

%pop. Below Poverty line **

53

50

21

% of forest area **

37

30

26

% of NT montainous landscape **

61

14

43

% of NT with Montane forest

27

5

19

Subsoil assets/capita US$/capita ***

24

9

2

Timber resource US$/capita ***

727

475

629

NTFR US$/capita ***

189

146

117

* Country profile. World Bank, 2003.
** Nelson, A., Chomitz,K. 2004.
*** World Bank. 2005. Where is the wealth of nations? Measuring capital for the XXI century.