Guatemalans
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Guatemalans (Spanish: guatemaltecos or less commonly guatemalenses) are people connected to the country of Guatemala. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Guatemalans, several (if not all) of these connections exist.
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Total population | |
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Guatemala 17,974 million | |
Regions with significant populations | |
United States | 1,226,849[1] |
Mexico | 46,318[1] |
Belize | 26,767[1] |
Canada | 18,602[1] |
Spain | 10,002[1] 15,172 (2022)[2] |
El Salvador | 9,036[1] |
Honduras | 4,711[1] |
France | 3,423[1] |
Costa Rica | 3,192[1] |
Italy | 2,330,[1] 905 (according to Italian official data)[3] |
Germany | 2,322[1] |
Panama | 1,925[1] |
Nicaragua | 1,843[1] |
Switzerland | 1,144[1] |
Languages | |
Religion | |
Catholic and Protestant[4] | |
Related ethnic groups | |
a Guatemalan American b Guatemalan Mexican |
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Guatemala is a multicultural society, though most Guatemalans have varying degrees of European (predominantly Spaniards) and Amerindian ancestry. Guatemalans are also colloquially nicknamed Chapines in other Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America.