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Spanish Speaking Countries of the World
By: Alexandria HallSpanish Enrichment Grade 8th-
8-26-10-
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Cuba* La Habana
Population: 11,477,459 Primary Language: Spanish
Government Type: Communist State Religion: nominally 85% Roman Catholic;
Protestants, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jews, and Santeria are also represented
Geography: Cuba’s terrain is mostly flat to rolling plains, with rugged hills and mountains in the
southeast. Some natural resources are cobalt, nickel, iron ore,
chromium, copper, salt, timber, silica, and petroleum. There climates are tropical; moderated by trade winds; dry season (November to April);
rainy season (May to October) Imports/ Exports: Some imports and exports are
natural gas, oil, electricity, sugar, nickel, tobacco, fish, medical products, citrus, and coffee.
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Puerto Rico
Population: 3,977,663 Primary Languages: Spanish, and English Government Type: Commonwealth
Religion: Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant and other 15% Geography: Mostly mountains with coastal plain belt in north; mountains
precipitous to sea on west coast; and sandy beaches along most coastal areas
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic. The climate is tropical marine, mild; little
seasonal temperature variation. Imports/Exports: Some exports are chemicals, electronics, apparel, canned
tuna, rum, beverage concentrates, and medical equipment. Chemicals, machinery and equipment, clothing, food, fish, and petroleum products are
all imports.
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Dominican Republic
Population:9,794,487 Primary Languages: Spanish
Government Type: Democratic Republic Religion: Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%
Geography: The weather is tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in
rainfall. The terrain is made up of rugged highlands and mountains with fertile valleys interspersed.
Imports/Exports: Some agricultural products are sugarcane, coffee, cotton, cocoa, tobacco, rice, beans,
potatoes, corn, bananas; cattle, pigs, dairy products, beef, and eggs. Some import commodities are foodstuffs,
petroleum, cotton and fabrics, chemicals and pharmaceuticals.
Some export commodities are ferronickel, sugar, gold, silver, coffee, cocoa, tobacco,
meats, and consumer goods.
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Mexico
Population: 112,468,855 Religions: Roman Catholic 76.5%, Protestant 6.3%,
Pentecostal 1.4%, Jehovah’s witness 1.1%, other .3%, unspecified 13.8%, and none 3.1%
Government type: Federal Republic Imports/ Exports: Some exports and imports are electricity,
oil , natural gas. Some import commodities are: metalworking, machines, still mill products, agricultural
machinery, electrical equipment, car parts and assembly, and fruits.
Geography:
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El Salvador
Population: 6,052,064 Religion: Roman Catholic 57.1%, protestant 21.2%, Jehovah's Witness 1.9%, Mormon .7%, other 2.3%, none
16.8% Government type: Republic
Languages: Spanish, Nahua ( among some Amerindians) Imports/ Exports: El Salvador’s imports and exports are:
electricity, oil, and natural gas. Some export commodities are: off shore assembly, coffee, sugar textiles and apparel,
gold, ethanol, chemicals, electricity, and iron and steel manufactures.
Geography: El Salvador is mostly mountains with narrow costal belt and central plateaus.
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Guatemala
Population: 13,550,440 Religion: Roman Catholic, Protestant, and
indigenous Mayan belief. Government type: Constitutional democratic
republic Languages: Spanish 60%,Amerinclian languages
40% Imports/Exports: Guatemala’s agricultural
products include: coffee, sugar, corn, rice, beans, oilseed, cotton, sorghum; beef, and dairy products.
Geography: Guatemala’s geographical features are mostly mountains with narrow costal plains and
rolling limestone plateaus.