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Republic of Guatemala
República de Guatemala  (Spanish)
FlagCoat of arms
Motto: "País de la Eterna Primavera"
"Country of the Eternal Spring"[citation needed]
Anthem: Himno Nacional de Guatemala
Capital
(and largest city)		Guatemala City
14°38′N90°30′W / 14.633°N 90.5°W / 14.633; -90.5
Official language(s)Spanish, 22 indigenous languages:
DemonymGuatemalan
GovernmentPresidential republic
 - PresidentÁlvaro Colom Caballero
 - Vice PresidentRafael Espada
Independencefrom Spain and Mexico 
 - Declared (independence from Spain)15 September 1821 
 - Recognized by Spain25 July 1850 
 - from the First Mexican EmpireJuly 1, 1823 
Area
 - Total108,890 km2 (106th)
42,042 sq mi 
 - Water (%)0.4
Population
 - July 2009 estimate13,276,517 (68th)
 - July 2007 census12,728,111 
 - Density119.38 2008/km2 (85th)
348.6/sq mi
GDP (PPP)2009 estimate
 - Total$67.816 billion[1] 
 - Per capita$4,839[1] 
GDP (nominal)2009 estimate
 - Total$37.302 billion[1] 
 - Per capita$2,662[1] 
Gini (2002)55.1 (high) 
HDI (2010)decrease 0.560[2] (medium) (116th)
CurrencyQuetzal (GTQ)
Time zoneCentral Time(UTC-6)
Drives on theright
ISO 3166 codeGT
Internet TLD.gt
Calling code+502

Source: CIA World Factbook
Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of July 12, 2011

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