Federal Republic of Central America

United Provinces of Central America Provincias Unidas de Centroamérica Federal Republic of Central America República Federal de Centroamérica
1823–1841
Flag of Central America Flag (1824–1841) Coat of arms (1824–1841) of Central America Coat of arms (1824–1841)
Anthem: La Granadera "The Song of the Grenadier" File:La Granadera.ogg
Location of Central America
Capital	Guatemala City (1823–1834) Sonsonate (1834) San Salvador (1834–1841)
Common languages	Spanish
Religion	Catholicism
Demonym(s)	Central American
Government	Revolutionary republic
President
• 1825–1828	Manuel José Arce (first)
• 1829, 1830–1834, 1835–1839	Francisco Morazán (last)
Historical era	Spanish American wars of independence
• Independence from the Spanish Empire	15 September 1821
• Independence from the First Mexican Empire	1 July 1823
• Disestablished	February 1841
Currency	Central American real
Preceded by Succeeded by File:Bandera del Primer Imperio Mexicano.svg First Mexican Empire Costa Rica File:Flag of Costa Rica (1838-1840).svg El Salvador File:Flag of El Salvador (1839-1865).svg Guatemala File:Flag of Guatemala (1838-1843).svg Honduras File:Flag of Honduras (1839-1866).svg Nicaragua File:Flag of Nicaragua (1839-1858).svg Los Altos File:Flag of the State of Los Altos.svg

The Federal Republic of Central America was known as the United Provinces of Central America in its first year of creation. It was an independent nation in Central America. It was made up of the former territories of the Mexican Empire. It existed from September 1821 to 1841. It was a republican democracy.

The republic was made up of the present-day countries of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica (Panama was part of the Republica de Colombia in 1821). Los Altos was added to the republic in the 1830s. Its capital was Quetzaltenango. Although the nation was independent of Spain, it had been annexed by the First Mexican Empire.