Guatemala

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PROFILE
  • Area: 108,889 sq. km (42,042 sq. mi.)
  • Population: 15,189,958 (2016 est.)
  • Population growth rate: 1.79% (2016 est.)
  • Life expectancy: 72.3 years (2016)
  • Languages: Spanish (official) 60%, 23 Amerindian languages 40%
  • Religions: Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs
  • Formal name: Republic of Guatemala
  • Alternate names: Republic of Guatemala, República de Guatemala
  • Government type: presidential republic
  • Leaders: chief of state and head of government: President Jimmy Ernesto MORALES Cabrera
  • Capital: Guatemala City
  • Administrative divisions: 22 departments
  • GDP per capita (PPP): $7,700 (2015 est.)
  • Exports: sugar, coffee, petroleum, apparel, bananas, fruits and vegetables, cardamom, manufacturing products, precious stones and metals, electricity
  • Imports: fuels, machinery and transport equipment, construction materials, grain, fertilizers, electricity, mineral products, chemical products, plastic materials and products
  • Currency: quetzal (GTQ)
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