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Guatemala

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Background :

The Mayan civilization flourished in Guatemala and surrounding regions during the first millennium A.D. After almost three centuries as a Spanish colony, Guatemala won its independence in 1821. During the second half of the 20th century, it experienced a variety of military and civilian governments, as well as a 36-year guerrilla war. In 1996, the government signed a peace agreement formally ending the conflict, which had left more than 100,000 people dead and had created, by some estimates, some 1 million refugees. 

Location :

Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Mexico, and bordering the Gulf of Honduras (Caribbean Sea) between Honduras and Belize 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

15 30 N, 90 15 W  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West -92.24
North 17.82
East -88.22
South 13.74

Area :

total 108 889 square km
land 107 159 square km
water 1 730 square km

Land boundaries :

total 1 687 km
Belize (bz) 266 km
El Salvador (sv) 203 km
Honduras (hn) 256 km
Mexico (mx) 962 km

Coastline :

400.00 km

Climate :

tropical; hot, humid in lowlands; cooler in highlands 

Terrain :

mostly mountains with narrow coastal plains and rolling limestone plateau 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 0 metres
highest point 4 211 metres

Natural resources :

chicle fish
hydropower nickel
petroleum rare woods

Land use :

arable land 13.22 %
permanent crops 5.60 %
other 81.18 %

Irrigated land :

1 300 square km

Natural hazards :

earthquakes hurricanes
tropical storms volcanoes

current issues :

deforestation in the Peten rainforest; soil erosion; water pollution 

international agreements :

Antarctic Treaty Biodiversity
Climate Change Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol
Desertification Endangered Species
Environmental Modification Hazardous Wastes
Law of the Sea Marine Dumping
Ozone Layer Protection Ship Pollution
Wetlands Whaling

Population :

13 276 517 

Indicators :

Growth rate 2.07 %
Birth rate 27.98 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 3.47 children born/woman
Death rate 5.11 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate -2.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 39.40 %
15-64 years 56.80 %
65 years and over 3.80 %

Median age :

total 19.40 years
male 18.90 years
female 20.00 years

Sex ratio :

at birth 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years 0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.86 male(s)/female
total population 0.97 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 27.84 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 70.29 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 68.49 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 72.19 years
HIV-AIDS adult prevalence rate 0.80 %
HIV-AIDS people living with HIV-AIDS 59 000
HIV-AIDS deaths 3 900

Religions :

Roman Catholic  
Protestant  

Languages :

Spanish 60.00 %
Amerindian 40.00 %

Literacy :

total population 69.10 %
male 75.40 %
female 63.30 %

Country name :

conventional long form Republic of Guatemala
conventional short form Guatemala
local long form Republica de Guatemala
local short form Guatemala

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 GT
ISO Numeric 320
ISO3 GTM
FIPS GT
ccTLD gt
English Guatemala

Administrative divisions :

22 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz, Chimaltenango, Chiquimula, El Progreso, Escuintla, Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Izabal, Jalapa, Jutiapa, Peten, Quetzaltenango, Quiche, Retalhuleu, Sacatepequez, San Marcos, Santa Rosa, Solola, Suchitepequez, Totonicapan, Zacapa 

Capital :

name Guatemala City
geographic coordinates 14 37 N, 90 31 W
time difference -6.00
daylight saving time 1

International organization participation :

BCIE CACM
FAO G-24
G-77 IADB
IAEA IBRD
ICAO ICC
ICRM IDA
IFAD IFC
IFRCS IHO
ILO IMF
IMO IOC
IOM IPU
ISO (correspondent) ITSO
ITU ITUC
Interpol LAES
LAIA (observer) MIGA
MINUSTAH MONUC
NAM OAS
OPANAL OPCW
PCA PetroCaribe
RG SICA
UN UNAMID
UNCTAD UNESCO
UNIDO UNIFIL
UNMIS UNOCI
UNWTO UPU
Union Latina WCO
WFTU WHO
WIPO WMO
WTO

Independence :

1821-09-15 

National holiday :

Independence Day

1821-09-15

Executive branch :

President Alvaro COLOM Caballeros

Legislative branch :

UNE 30.40 %
GANA 23.40 %
PP 18.90 %
FRG 9.50 %
PU 5.10 %
other 12.70 %

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 69 220 000 000 $
Official Exchange Rate 36 470 000 000
RGR - Real Growth rate -0.50 %
PPP - per capita 5 200 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 13.50 %
industry 25.10 %
services 61.40 %

Labor force - by occupation :

agriculture 50.00 %
industry 15.00 %
services 35.00 %

Other Indicators :

Labor force 4 157 000 people
Unemployment rate 3.20 %
Population below poverty line 56.20 %
Distribution of family income - Gini index 55.10
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2.30 %
Investment (gross fixed) 16.90 % of GDP
Current account balance - 1 105 000 000 $
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 4 709 000 000 $
Debt external 7 489 000 000 $
Military expenditures 0.40 % of GDP
Public debt 32.70 % of GDP

Household income or consumption by percentage share :

lowest 10% 1.30 %
highest 10% 42.40 %

Budget :

revenues 4 070 000 000 $
expenditures 5 563 000 000 $

Agriculture - products :

bananas beans
cardamom cattle
coffee corn
pigs poultry
sheep sugarcane

Industries :

chemicals clothing
furniture metals
petroleum rubber
sugar textiles
tourism

Energy :

Electricity Production 8 425 000 000 kWh
Electricity Consumption 7 115 000 000 kWh
Electricity Exports 131 900 000 kWh
Electricity Imports 8 109 999 kWh
Oil Production 15 550 bbl/day
Oil Consumption 76 000 bbl/day
Oil Exports 21 850 bbl/day
Oil Imports 72 440 bbl/day
Oil Proved reserves 83 070 000 bbl
Electricity Exports 2 960 000 000 cubic metres

Value :

6 768 000 000 $

Commodities :

apparel bananas
cardamom coffee
crude oil fruit and vegetables
sugar

Value :

10 910 000 000 $

Commodities :

construction materials electricity
fertilizer fuels
grain machinery and transportation equipment

Currency-name :

quetzal 

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 1 449 000
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 14 949 000
FM Radio broadcast stations 487
Television broadcast stations 26
Internet Country code (ccTLD) gt
Internet Hosts 132 049
Internet Users 1 960 000

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 13
Pipelines - oil 480 km
Roadways - total 14 095 km
Roadways - expressways 75 km
Roadways - paved 4 863 km
Roadways - unpaved 9 232 km
Railways 332 km
Waterways 990 km

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