1. Central America: Guatemala Belize Honduras El Salvador Nicaragua Costa Rica Panama ¡Adios México y Hola…

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3. Guatemala http://i.infoplease.com/images/mguatema.gif Current Population: 14.6 million Current GDP per capita: $5,300 Capital City: Guatemala City https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gt.html Culture Notes: Government: Constitutional Democratic Republic Independence: September 15, 1821 Ethnicities: Mestizo 59%, Amerindian 41% Languages: Spanish 60%, Amerindian Languages 40% (23) Religions: Catholic, Protestant, Mayan

4. Guatemala 1. Power Distance – 95 2.Uncertainy Avoidance – 101 3.Inependent/Collectivist – 6 4.Masculine/Feminine – 37 Guatemala

5. Belize http://i.infoplease.com/images/mbelize.gif Current Population: 340,844 Current GDP per capita: $8,800 Capital City: Belmopan https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/.html Culture Notes: Government: parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm Independence: September 21, 1981 Ethnicities: Mestizo 48.7%, Creole 24.9%, Maya 10.6%, Garifuna 6.1%, other 9.7% Languages: Spanish 46%, Creole 32.9%, Mayan dialects 8.9%, English 3.9% (official), Garifuna 3.4% (Carib), German 3.3%, other 1.4% Religions: Roman Catholic 39.3%, Pentacostal 8.3%, Seventh Day Adventist 5.3%, Anglican 4.5%, Mennonite 3.7%, Baptist 3.5%, Methodist 2.8%, Nazarene 2.8%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.6%, other 9.9% (includes Baha'i Faith, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, and Mormon), other (unknown) 3.1%, none 15.2%

6. El Salvador http://i.infoplease.com/images/melsalva.gif Current Population: 6,125,512 Current GDP per capita: $7,500 Capital City: San Salvador https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/es.html Culture Notes: Government: Republic Independence: September 15, 1821 Ethnicities: Mestizo 86.3%, white 12.7%, Amerindian 1% Languages: Spanish (official), Nahua (among some Amerindians) Religions: Roman Catholic 57.1%, Protestant 21.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.9%, Mormon 0.7%, other religions 2.3%, none 16.8%

7. El Salvador 1. Power Distance – 66 2.Uncertainy Avoidance – 94 3.Inependent/Collectivist – 19 4.Masculine/Feminine – 40 5.Lenses

8. Honduras http://i.infoplease.com/images/mhondura.gif Current Population: 8,598,561 Current GDP per capita: $4,800 Capital City: Tegucigalpa https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ho.html Culture Notes: Government: Constitutional Democratic Republic Independence: September 15, 1821 Ethnicities: Mestizo 90%, Amerindian 7%, black 2%, white 1% Languages: Spanish, Amerindian dialects Religions: Roman Catholic 97%, Protestant 3%

9. Nicaragua http://i.infoplease.com/images/mnicarag.gif Current Population: 5,848,641 Current GDP per capita: $4,500 Capital City: Managua https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/nu.html Culture Notes: Government: Republic Independence: September 15, 1821 Ethnicities: Mestizo 69%, white 17%, black 9%, Amerindian 5% Languages: Spanish (official) 95.3%, Miskito 2.2%, Mestizo of the Caribbean coast 2% Religions: Roman Catholic 58.5%, Protestant 23.2% none 15.7%

10. Costa Rica http://i.infoplease.com/images/mcosrica.gif Current Population: 4,755,234 Current GDP per capita: $12,900 Capital City: San José https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cr.html Culture Notes: Government: Democratic Republic Independence: September 15, 1821 Ethnicities: white or mestizo 83.6%, mulato 6.7%, indigenous 2.4%, black of African descent 1.1%, other 1.1% Languages: Spanish, English Religions: Roman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%

11. Panamá http://i.infoplease.com/images/mpanama.gif Current Population: 3,608,431 Current GDP per capita: $16,500 Capital City: Panama (City) https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ho.html Culture Notes: Government: Constitutional Democracy Independence: November 3, 1903 Ethnicities: Mestizo 70%, Amerindian 14%, white 10% Languages: Spanish (official), English 14% *Many are bilingual Religions: Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 15%