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greater portion of whom are Indians, mixed 
breeds, some negroes, chiefly from the West 
Indies, and perhaps 50,000 whites, mostly 
Europeans and Americans. It is bounded on 
the north by Mexico, on the east by British 
Honduras, and Salvador, while the Pacific 
forms its southern and western boundary. 
Salvador with an area of 7,225 square miles 
is the smallest of the Central American Re 
publics. It has a population of 1,700,000 and 
its people are of a progressive type. There is 
a large percentage of Indian and mixed blood 
among the inhabitants with a fair number of 
whites. The Pacific Ocean forms its south 
ern boundary, Guatemala its western and 
Spanish Honduras its northern and eastern 
limits. 
Honduras extends over 46,250 square miles, 
with a population of 600,000, chiefly Indians. 
100,000 of whom are uncivilized. There are 
few whites and many mixed breeds. Its 
northern boundary is the Gulf of Honduras, 
an arm of the Caribbean Sea. Guatemala is 
on its western frontier, Salvador, with a bay