| Country |
Languages
(Official in Bold) |
Ethnicity
& Race |
|
Belize |
English, Creole, Spanish, Garifuna, Mayan |
Mestizo (48.7%); Creole (24.9%); Maya (10.6%); Garifuna (6.1%);
Other (9.7% ) |
|
Costa Rica |
Spanish |
White [incl mestizo] (94%); Black (3%); Indian (1%);
Chinese (1%); Other (1%) |
|
El Salvador |
Spanish |
Mestizo (90%); Indian (1%); White (9%) |
|
Guatemala |
Spanish, Indian languages |
Mestizo [mixed Amerindian-Spanish ancestry, in local Spanish
called Ladino] (55%); Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian
(43%) |
|
Honduras |
Spanish, English widely spoken in business |
Mestizo [mixed Indian & European] (90%); Indian
(7%); Black (2%); White (1%) |
|
Nicaragua |
Spanish |
Mestizo [mixed Amerindian & White] (69%); White
(17%); Black 9%); Indian (5%) |
|
Panama |
Spanish, many bilingual in English |
Mestizo [mixed Indian & European ancestry] (70%);
West Indian (14%); White (10%); Indian (6%) |
