page_title: Ethnic groups in Central America
section_title: Amerindians
hierarchical_section_title: Ethnic groups in Central America / Amerindians
caption_attribution_description: English: Rigoberta Menchú in the March 2009 march commemorating the anniversary of the signing of the Treaty on Identity and Rights of Indigenous Peoples Español: Rigoberta Menchú en la marcha conmemorativa del aniversario de la firma del Acuerdo Paz sobre Identidad y Derechos de los pueblos Indígenas en marzo de 2009.
context_page_description: Central America is a subregion of the Americas formed by six Latin American countries and one Anglo-American country, Belize. As an isthmus it connects South America with the remainder of mainland North America, and comprises the following countries: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.
  The inhabitants of Central America represent a variety of ancestries, ethnic groups, and races, making the region one of the most diverse in the world. Several of the countries have a predominance of mixed Amerindian–European, or mestizo, population, while a minority are more ininhabited by those of greater European ancestry. Black, Asian, and Afro-Amerindian minorities are also identified regularly. People with mestizo ancestry are the largest single group, and along with people of greater European ancestry, comprise approximately 80% of the population, or even more.
  In 2007, Central America had a population of approximately 40 million persons within an area of 523,780 km², yielding an overall density of 77.3 inhabitants/km² that is not distributed evenly.
context_section_description: The only plurality of Amerindian, or indigenous, people in Central America is in Guatemala. Amerindians comprise minorities in the other Central American countries.
caption: Rigoberta Menchú K'iche'-Guatemalan
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