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'''[[Buddhism]]''' is practiced throughout '''[[Central America]]'''. Buddhism's presence in the region was primarily driven by the presence of Chinese immigrant workers during the early 19th century. Presently, Buddhism in the region is primarily of the [[Mahayana]] and [[Vajrayana]] schools, with many countries in the region having several Buddhist temples, schools, and meditation centers.<ref name="Buddhanet: Central America">[http://www.buddhanet.info/wbd/region.php?region_id=2 Buddhanet: Central America]</ref><br />
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==Buddhist percentage by country==<br />
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{| class="sortable wikitable"<br />
|+[[Buddhism]] by country in the [[Central America]]<br />
|-<br />
! National flag <br />
! Country<br />
! Population(2007E)<br />
! % of Buddhists <br />
! Buddhist total <br />
|-<br />
| align="center" | [[Image:Flag of Belize.svg|50px]] <br />
| [[Buddhism in Belize|Belize]] <br />
| align="right" | 294,385<br />
| align="center" | 0.35% <ref>[http://www.religiousintelligence.co.uk/country/?CountryID=93 religiousintelligence.co.uk] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090117042134/http://www.religiousintelligence.co.uk/country/?CountryID=93 |date=January 17, 2009 }}</ref> <br />
| align="right" | 1,030<br />
|-<br />
| align="center" | [[Image:Flag of Costa Rica.svg|50px]] <br />
| [[Buddhism in Costa Rica|Costa Rica]] <br />
| align="right" | 4,133,884<br />
| align="center" | 2.34% <ref>[http://www.religiousintelligence.co.uk/country/?CountryID=77 religiousintelligence.co.uk] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080407192942/http://www.religiousintelligence.co.uk/country/?CountryID=77 |date=April 7, 2008 }}</ref><br />
| align="right" | 96,733 <br />
|-<br />
| align="center" | [[Image:Flag of El Salvador.svg|50px]] <br />
| [[Buddhism in El Salvador|El Salvador]] <br />
| align="right" | 7,076,598 <br />
| align="center" | 0.1% <ref>[http://www.religiousintelligence.co.uk/country/?CountryID=71 religiousintelligence.co.uk] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080406130308/http://www.religiousintelligence.co.uk/country/?CountryID=71 |date=April 6, 2008 }}</ref><br />
| align="right" | 7,076<br />
|-<br />
| align="center" | [[Image:Flag of Guatemala.svg|50px]] <br />
| [[Buddhism in Guatemala|Guatemala]] <br />
| align="right" | 12,728,111<br />
| align="center" | 0.1% <ref>[http://www.religiousintelligence.co.uk/country/?CountryID=64 religiousintelligence.co.uk] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091023130901/http://www.religiousintelligence.co.uk/country/?CountryID=64 |date=October 23, 2009 }}</ref><br />
| align="right" | 12,728<br />
|-<br />
| align="center" | [[Image:Flag of Honduras.svg|50px]] <br />
| [[Buddhism in Honduras|Honduras]] <br />
| align="right" | 7,483,763<br />
| align="center" | 0.1% <ref>[http://religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu/nationprofiles/Honduras/rbodies.html religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618022408/http://religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu/nationprofiles/Honduras/rbodies.html |date=June 18, 2008 }}</ref><br />
| align="right" | 7,484<br />
|-<br />
| align="center" | [[Image:Flag of Nicaragua.svg|50px]] <br />
| [[Buddhism in Nicaragua|Nicaragua]] <br />
| align="right" | 5,675,356<br />
| align="center" | 0.1% <ref>[http://religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu/nationprofiles/Nicaragua/rbodies.html religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060829070157/http://religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu/nationprofiles/Nicaragua/rbodies.html |date=August 29, 2006 }}</ref><br />
| align="right" | 5,675<br />
|-<br />
| align="center" | [[Image:Flag of Panama.svg|50px]] <br />
| [[Buddhism in Panama|Panama]] <br />
| align="right" | 3,242,173<br />
| align="center" | 0.1% <br />
| align="right" | 100<br />
|- bgcolor=#99FFFF<br />
! colspan="2" | Total <br />
! align="right" | 40,634,270<br />
! align="center" | 0.489%<br />
! align="right" | 198,812<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Buddhism by country| ]]<br />
[[Category:Buddhism in North America| ]]<br />
[[Category:Religion in Central America]]<br />
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