SPANISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD♥By: Tyra Short

Spanish Enrichment Grade 8th

8-26-10

CUBAPopulation- around 11.4 millionLanguage-SpanishGovernment type- Communist StateExports- sugar, nickel,

tobacco, fish, medical products, citrus, and coffee

Imports- petroleum, food, machinery and equipment, and chemicalsReligion- mostly Roman

Catholic

PUERTO RICOPopulatation- around

3,977,663

Language- Spanish, English

Government type-

Commonwealth

Exports- chemicals,

electronics, apparel, canned

tuna, rum, beverage

concentrates, medical

equipment

Imports- chemicals,

machinery and equipment,

clothing, food, fish,

petroleum products

Religion- Roman Catholic is

most, Protestant, and

others

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Population- around 9,794,487Language- SpanishGovernment Type- Democratic RepublicExports- ferronickel, sugar, gold, silver, coffee, cocoa, tobacco, meats, consumer goodsImports- foodstuffs, petroleum, cotton and fabrics, chemicals and pharmaceuticalsReligion- Mostly Roman Catholic and

the rest is 5% other

MEXICO Population- around 111,211,789 Language- Spanish and a little indigneous Government type- Federal

Republic Exports- manufactured goods, oil and oil products, silver, fruits, vegetables, coffee, cotton

Imports-metalworking machines, steel mill products, agricultural machinery, electrical equipment, car parts for assembly, repair parts for motor vehicles, aircraft, and aircraft parts Religion- Roman Catholic,

Protestant, Pentecostal, and others

Major Geographic-high, rugged mountains; low coastal plains; high plateaus; desert

EL SALVADOR

Population around 7,185,218

Language- Spanish, Nahua

Government type- Republic

Exports- offshore assembly

exports, coffee, sugar,

textiles and apparel, gold,

ethanol, chemicals,

electricity, iron and steel

manufactures

Imports- raw materials,

consumer goods, capital

goods, fuels, foodstuffs,

petroleum, electricity

Religion-Roman Catholic,

Protestant, and others

Major Geographic- mostly

mountains with narrow

coastal belt and central

plateau

GUATEMALA Population- around 13,276,517 Language- Spanish and

Amerindian languages Government Type-

Constitutional democratic republic Exports-coffee, sugar,

petroleum, apparel, bananas, fruits and vegetables, cardamom

Imports- fuels, machinery and transport equipment, construction materials, grain, fertilizers, electricity Religion- Roman Catholic,

Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs Major Geographic- mostly

mountains with narrow coastal plains and rolling limestone plateau