| Country (long form) |
Republic of Guatemala |
| Capital |
Guatemala |
| Total Area |
42,042.66 sq mi
108,890.00 sq km
(slightly smaller than Tennessee) |
| Population |
12,639,939 (July 2000 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
31,471,616 |
| Languages |
Spanish 60%, Amerindian languages 40% (more than 20 Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca) |
| Literacy |
55.6% total, 62.5% male, 48.6% female (1995 est.) |
| Religions |
Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs |
| Life Expectancy |
63.53 male, 68.96 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
constitutional democratic republic |
| Currency |
1 quetzal (Q) = 100 centavos |
| GDP (per capita) |
$3,900 (1999 est.) |
| Industry |
sugar, textiles and clothing, furniture, chemicals, petroleum, metals, rubber, tourism |
| Agriculture |
sugarcane, corn, bananas, coffee, beans, cardamom; cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens |
| Arable Land |
12% |
| Natural Resources |
petroleum, nickel, rare woods, fish, chicle, hydropower |
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