FAST FACTS

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Full Country name: The Republic of Guatemalaz
Area: 108,890 sq km (42,042 sq miles)
Population: 13,900,000
Capital City: Guatemala City.
Cultural Breakdown: Mestizo (Ladino)—mixed Amerindian-Spanish ancestry—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% (2001).
Languages: Spanish (official), 21 distinct Mayan dialects, Garifuna.
Religion: Approx. 60 % Roman Catholic, 33 % Pentecostal, with an increasingly growing number of people worshipping in a Maya-Catholic fusion.
Government: Presidential Republic
President: Oscar Berger
Currency: Quetzal (Q)
GDP: $62.78 billion
GDP per capita: $4,155
Annual growth: 0.2%
Major Industries: coffee, cotton, sugarcane, bananas, cattle, textiles, clothing, cement, tires, and pharmaceuticals.
Major trading partners: The United States, Germany, El Salvador and Japan.

INFORMATION ABOUT GUATEMALA