Perpetuatemala Essay

Population According to the latest United Nations estimates, “Guatemala is 0.23% of the total world population” (Country Meters); it’s current population is 17,322,657. Country Meters shows us that the female population is higher (51.3%) than the male population (48.7%). Guatemala is projected to increase by 356,688 by this year and reach up to 17,563,070 by the beginning of next year.

Languages

Spanish is the official language of Guatemala and it is the most spoken in the nation, but there are also 21 Mayan dialects, one Arawakan language and one indigenous language, that are spoken all over the country as well. According to World Atlas, "nearly 93% of the population of Guatemala speak Spanish. The language was introduced in the country by the Spanish colonists and was taught

It is quickly declining and most of the languages are nearly extinct.

Ethnicity

The ethnic groups of Guatemala are: Garifuna (West and Central African, Island Carib and Arawak mixed) 0.5%, non-Mayan (Xinca indigenous) 0.15%, Mayan 39.3% (includes K’iche, Q’eqchi, Kaqchikel, Mam and others) and mestizo (mixed Amerindian-Spanish; locals use the term “Ladino”) and European 60.1%,

Religion

The main religion in this country is Roman Catholicism, about 65% of the Guatemalan population are catholic and 43% adheres to the denomination of Protestant Christianity. But also, many inhabitants combine catholic beliefs with traditional Mayan rites. According to Nation Encyclopedia, “the largest Protestant denominations are the Assembly of God, the Church of God of the Complete Gospel, and the Prince of Peace Church. Other denominations represented are Presbyterians, Baptists, Lutherans, Episcopalians, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and Jehovah’s Witnesses”. The minority groups include Muslims, followers of the Indian spiritual leader “Sri Sathya Sai Baba” and