By: Simon Christon

Spanish EnrichmentSpanish Speaking Countries Of

The World

CubaPopulation-11,477,459 (July 2010 est.)Primary Language-SpanishPrimary Religion-nominally 85% Roman

Catholic prior to CASTRO assuming power; Protestants, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jews, and Santeria are also represented

Government Type-Communist stateImports/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.

DominicaPopulation-72,813 (July 2010 est.)Primary Language-English (official), French patoisGovernment Type-Democratic RepublicPrimary 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 SalvadorPopulation-