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Continent: Central America

Capital: Belmopan

Area: 22,806 km²

Population: 360,346

Former Name: British Honduras

Neighbouring Countries: ← Guatemala , ↑ Mexico , ↓ Honduras

Religions: Roman Catholic 40.1%, Protestant 31.5% (includes Pentecostal 8.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 5.4%, Anglican 4.7%, Mennonite 3.7%, Baptist 3.6%, Methodist 2.9%, Nazarene 2.8%), Jehovah's Witness 1.7%, other 10.5% (includes Baha'i, Buddhist, Hindu, Mormon, Muslim, Rastafarian, Salvation Army), unspecified 0.6%, none 15.5%

Languages: English 62.9% (official), Spanish 56.6%, Creole 44.6%, Maya 10.5%, German 3.2%, Garifuna 2.9%, other 1.8%, unknown 0.3%, none 0.2%

Ethnic Groups: mestizo 52.9%, Creole 25.9%, Maya 11.3%, Garifuna 6.1%, East Indian 3.9%, Mennonite 3.6%, white 1.2%, Asian 1%, other 1.2%, unknown 0.3%

Motto: Sub umbra floreo (Latin) (Under the shade I flourish)

Area: 22,965 km²

Catholic Population: 160,000 Catholics (40.1% of 399,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 13 parishes, 2 mission stations (1 with resident priest, 1 without resident priest)

Clergy: 3 bishops (2 diocesan, 1 titular), 34 priests (8 diocesan, 26 religious), 3 permanent deacons (2 diocesan, 1 religious)

Non-Clergy: 54 religious (4 brothers, 50 sisters), 4 major seminarians, 30 missionaries, 96 catechists