By: Simon Christon Spanish Enrichment Spanish Speaking Countries Of The World
Cuba Population-11,477,459 (July 2010 est.) Primary Language-Spanish Primary Religion-nominally 85% Roman Catholic prior to CASTRO assuming power; Protestants, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jews, and Santeria are also represented Government Type-Communist state Imports/Exports-sugar, nickel, tobacco, fish, medical products, citrus, coffee-petroleum, food, machinery and equipment, chemicals Major Geographical Features-largest country in Caribbean and westernmost island of the Greater Antilles.
Dominica Population-72,813 (July 2010 est.) Primary Language-English (official), French patois Government Type-Democratic Republic Primary Religion-Roman Catholic 61.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 6%, Pentecostal 5.6%, Baptist 4.1%, Methodist 3.7%, Church of God 1.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.2%, other Christian 7.7%, Rastafarian 1.3%, other or unspecified 1.6%, none 6.1% (2001 census) Imports/Exports-bananas, soap, bay oil, vegetables, grapefruit, oranges- manufactured goods, machinery and equipment, food, chemicals Major Geographical Features-known as "The Nature Island of the Caribbean" due to its spectacular, lush, and varied flora and fauna, which are protected by an extensive natural park system; the most mountainous of the Lesser Antilles, its volcanic peaks are cones of lava craters and include Boiling Lake, the second-largest, thermally active lake in the world
Pureto Rico Population-3,966,213 (July 2010 est.) Primary Language-Spanish Primary Religion-Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant and other 15% Type of Government-commonwealth Imports/Exports-chemicals, machinery and equipment, clothing, food, fish, petroleum products- chemicals, electronics, apparel, canned tuna, rum, beverage concentrates, medical equipment Major Geographical features-important location along the Mona Passage - a key shipping lane to the Panama Canal; San Juan is one of the biggest and best natural harbors in the Caribbean; many small rivers and high central mountains ensure land is well watered; south coast relatively dry; fertile coastal plain belt in north
Mexico Population-111,211,789 (July 2010 est.) Primary Language-Spanish Primary Religion-Roman Catholic 76.5%, Protestant 6.3% (Pentecostal 1.4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.1%, other 3.8%), other 0.3%, unspecified 13.8%, none 3.1% (2000 census) Type of Government-federal republic Imports/Exports-manufactured goods, oil and oil products, silver, fruits, vegetables, coffee, cotton-metalworking machines, steel mill products, agricultural machinery, electrical equipment, car parts for assembly, repair parts for motor vehicles, aircraft, and aircraft parts Major Geographical Features-Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, between Belize and the United States and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and the United States
El Salvador Population-