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LOCATION: |
North & Central America |
GOVERNMENT: |
Federal Republic |
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: |
Spanish is the offical language. The government also recognizes 62 indigenous Amerindian languages as national languages, including Nahuatl and other Mayan langauges. |
MAJOR RELIGION(S): |
Roman Catholic 76.5%, Protestant 6.3% (Pentecostal 1.4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.1%, other 3.8%), other 0.3%, unspecified 13.8%, none 3.1% |
MAJOR ETHNIC GROUPS: |
Mestizo (Amerindian-Spanish) 60%, Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian 30%, white 9%, other 1% |
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