| NAME: |
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| LOCATION: |
Central & South America |
| GOVERNMENT: |
Republic |
| OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: |
Spanish 97.5% (official), Miskito 1.7%, other 0.8% |
| MAJOR RELIGION(S): |
Roman Catholic 72.9%, Evangelical 15.1%, Moravian 1.5%, Episcopal 0.1%, other 1.9%, none 8.5% |
| MAJOR ETHNIC GROUPS: |
Mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 69%, white 17%, black 9%, Amerindian 5% |
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