Guatemala

Guatemala has the largest Indigenous population in Central America, many of Maya descent, alongside a Ladino (mixed) majority. Spanish is the official language, but more than 20 Mayan languages are spoken.

Roman Catholicism, often blended with Maya traditions, is the historic faith, alongside a fast-growing evangelical Protestant movement.

Society

Guatemala has a young, fast-growing population but low literacy and high poverty, especially in Indigenous rural areas, driving substantial emigration to the United States.