Guatemala

Republic of Guatemala

República de Guatemala(Spanish)


Flag	Coat of arms

Motto: "El País de la Eterna Primavera"
"The Land of the Eternal Spring"^[1]

Anthem: Himno Nacional de Guatemala
National anthem of 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

Ethnic groups (2001) Mestizo and European 59.4%
K'iche 9.1%
Kaqchikel 8.4%
Mam 7.9%
Q'eqchi 6.3%
other Mayan 8.6%
indigenous non-Mayan 0.2%
other 0.1%

Demonym

Guatemalan

Government

Unitary presidential Constitutional republic

- President Otto Pérez Molina

- Vice President Roxana Baldetti

Legislature Congress of the Republic

Independence

- from Spain 15 September 1821

- Restored 1 July 1823

- Current constitution 31 May 1985

Area

- Total 108,889 km² (107th)
42,042 sq mi

- Water (%) 0.4

Population

- July 2011 estimate 13,824,463 (69th)

- July 2007 census 12,728,111

- Density 129/km² (85th)
348.6/sq mi

GDP (PPP) 2011 estimate

- Total $74.709 billion^[2]

- Per capita $5,069^[2]

GDP (nominal) 2011 estimate

- Total $46.897 billion^[2]

- Per capita $3,182^[2]

Gini (2007) 55.1 (high)

HDI (2011) 0.574^[3] (medium) (131st)

Currency Quetzal (GTQ)

Time zone CST(UTC−6)

Drives on the right

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Contents

Introduction

Geography

Demographics

Government

Economy

Energy

Telecommunications

Transportation

Military

Transnational Issues

Environment

Health

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