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LOCATION: |
North America & The Caribbean |
GOVERNMENT: |
Constitution-based federal republic. |
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: |
English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, other Indo-European 3.8%, Asian and Pacific island 2.7%, other 0.7%, Hawaiian is an official language in the state of Hawaii. |
MAJOR RELIGION(S): |
Protestant 52%, Roman Catholic 24%, Mormon 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 1%, other 10%, none 10%. |
MAJOR ETHNIC GROUPS: |
White 81.7%, black 12.9%, Asian 4.2%, Amerindian and Alaska native 1%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 0.2%. Hispanic includes persons of Latin American descent who may be of any race or ethnic group (white, black, Asian, etc.) |
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