Guatemala
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| Republic of Guatemala
República de Guatemala (Spanish)
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| Motto: "País de la Eterna Primavera" "Land of the Eternal Spring"[1] |
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| Anthem: Himno Nacional de Guatemala National anthem of Guatemala |
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| Capital (and largest city) |
Guatemala City 14°38′N 90°30′W / 14.633°N 90.5°W |
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| Official language(s) | Spanish | |||||
| Demonym | Guatemalan | |||||
| Government | Unitary presidential Constitutional republic | |||||
| - | President | Otto Pérez Molina | ||||
| - | Vice President | Roxana Baldetti | ||||
| Independence | ||||||
| - | from Spain | September 15, 1821 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 108,889 km2 (107th) 42,042 sq mi |
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| - | 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 |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $73.022 billion[2] | ||||
| - | Per capita | $4,965[2] | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $46.383 billion[2] | ||||
| - | Per capita | $3,154[2] | ||||
| Gini (2007) | 55.1 (high) | |||||
| HDI (2011) |  0.574[3] (medium) (131st) |
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| Currency | Quetzal (GTQ) |
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| Time zone | CST (UTC−6) | |||||
| Drives on the | right | |||||
| Internet TLD | .gt | |||||
| Calling code | +502 | |||||
Guatemala is a country in Central America.
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Population [change]
It is the country with the largest population in Central America. Its neighbors are the countries Belize, Mexico, El Salvador and Honduras. More than fourteen million people live in the 22 Guatemalan departments.
Trivia [change]
Guatemala is famous for its natural beauty, and is a popular tourist destination.
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References [change]
- ↑ Aguirre, Lily (1949). The land of eternal spring: Guatemala, my beautiful country. Patio Press. pp. 253. http://books.google.com/books?id=LodnAAAAMAAJ&q=land+of+the+eternal+spring&dq=land+of+the+eternal+spring&hl=en&sa=X&ei=wkMbT6KqLOja0QH2hdToCw&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAA.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Guatemala". International Monetary Fund. http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2011/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=2008&ey=2011&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=258&s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC%2CLP&grp=0&a=&pr.x=24&pr.y=13. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- ↑ "Human Development Report 2011". United Nations. 2011. http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2011_EN_Tables.pdf. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
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