what is the current spatial distrribution of global languages and
religion?  are there any correlation between the two?  what about
development of these culture traits?

Hi! Thanks for a very interesting question.

I was able to find this map which shows the spatial distribution of
religion in comparison to world languages.

It seems that those who speak Indo-European languages (which includes
English) seems more populated with Christians. You can also decipher
different language distributions in relation to religion.

In terms of cultural traits both are crucial elements in providing
peaceful relations within neighboring countries.

"More than just a set of behavioral patterns having to do with worship
and ceremony, religion is an important conditioner of the ways that
people treat one another and the environments that they occupy."

"As a geographic element, language helps us to locate areas of
potential conflict, particularly in regions where two or more
languages overlap. Many, if not most, of the world's conflict zones
are also areas of linguistic diversity."

You can check out the maps and spatial distribution through the
following link.

World Politics Connectext Chapter 4
http://www.dushkin.com/connectext/wp/ch04/religions.mhtml

In case you would like an idea of a breakdown of percentages per
country as regards to religion and languages, the following pages from
Infoplease would be of great contribution to your research.

"World Religions"
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0855613.html

"Languages by Countries"
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0855611.html

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Easterangel-ga                
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Request for Answer Clarification by tlvk-ga on 30 Apr 2003 14:52 PDT

Hi, thanks for the promt answer.

Is it possiable to find info(and map)on the spatial distribution of
seperate languages rather than language families?

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Clarification of Answer by easterangel-ga on 30 Apr 2003 17:17 PDT

Hi again! Thanks for asking a clarification before providing a rating.

I was able to find these spatial distribution of separate languages.

"The World's Official Languages"
http://mccoy.lib.siu.edu/projects/geog/geog300/langmap.gif

"The big world languages map"
http://www.udon.de/sprachke.htm

i hope these links enriches my original answer.

Best Regards,
Easterangel-ga

satisfactory answer which did save me some research time. 
Unfortunatly the most helpful site given was copyright and therfore
not printable.