| NAME: |
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| LOCATION: |
Central & South America |
| GOVERNMENT: |
Republic (democracy) |
| OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: |
Spanish is the official language and spoken throughout the country. A variety of Indigenous languages are also spoken. |
| MAJOR RELIGION(S): |
Roman Catholic 90%, 9% includes Protestant, Jewish, Muslim, and Mormon, 1% Indigenous religions. |
| MAJOR ETHNIC GROUPS: |
Mestizo 58%, white 20%, mulatto 14%, black 4%, mixed black-Amerindian 3%, Amerindian 1%. |
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