República de Guatemala Republic of Guatemala
Flag Coat of arms
Motto Unofficial: "El País de la Eterna Primavera"  "Land of Eternal Spring" Official: "Libre Crezca Fecundo" "Grow Free and Fertile"
Anthem Himno Nacional de Guatemala
Capital (and largest city)		Guatemala City 14°38′N, 90°30′W
Official languages		Spanish (official)
Demonym		Guatemalan
Government		Presidential republic
-	President	Óscar Berger
Independence		from Spain
-	Date	September 15, 1821
Area
-	Total	108,890 km² (106th) 42,042 sq mi
-	Water (%)	0.4
Population
-	July 2005 estimate	13,000,000 (70th)
-	July 2007 census	12,728,111
-	Density	134.6 /km² (85th) 348.6 /sq mi
GDP (PPP)		2005 estimate
-	Total	$62.78 billion (71st)
-	Per capita	$4,155 (116th)
Gini? (2002)		55.1 (high)
HDI (2004)		0.673 (medium) (117th)
Currency		Quetzal (GTQ)
Time zone		(UTC-6)
Internet TLD		.gt
Calling code

The Republic of Guatemala (Spanish: República de Guatemala, IPA: [re'puβlika ðe ɣwate'mala]), is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the northwest, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize and the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast.

The most populated nation in Central America, Guatemala is a representative democracy with its capital Guatemala City. The nation has been relatively stable since 1996 and has been in a continuous development and an economic growth. Guatemala's abundance of biologically significant and unique ecosystems contribute to Mesoamerica's designation as an important biodiversity hotspot.^[1] Guatemala is positioned as one of the most turistic and attractive areas in the region because of its cultural and ecological diversity.

History

Communications in Guatemala

Transport in Guatemala

List of Guatemalans

Quetzal (national symbol of Guatemala)

Notes

1. ^ Biodiversity Hotspots-Mesoamerica-Overview. Conservation International. Retrieved on 2007-02-01.
2. ^ Mary Esquivel de Villalobos. Ancient Guatemala. Authentic Maya. Retrieved on 2007-04-29.
3. ^ Barbara Leyden. Pollen Evidence for Climatic Variability and Cultural Disturbance in the Maya Lowlands (PDF). University of Florida. Retrieved on 2007-04-29.
4. ^ Chronological Table of Mesoamerican Archaeology. Regents of the University of California : Division of Social Sciences. Retrieved on 2007-04-29.
5. ^ ^{a b} Conclusions: Human rights violations, acts of violence and assignment of responsibility. Guatemala: Memory of Silence. Guatemalan Commission for Historical Clarification. Retrieved on 2006-12-26.
6. ^ Babington, Charles. "Clinton: Support for Guatemala Was Wrong", Washington Post, March 11, 1999, pp. Page A1. Retrieved on 2006-12-26. 
7. ^ Montserrat Gorina-Ysern. OAS Mediates in Belize-Guatemala Border Dispute. ASIL Insights. American Society of International Law. Retrieved on 2007-04-29.
8. ^ Historia General de Guatemala. . 
9. ^ "Guatemala Report 2006: Summary Review" Amnesty International, 2006, retrieved January 26, 2007.
10. ^ Ley de Idiomas Nacionales, Decreto Número 19-2003 (PDF) (Spanish). El Conreso de la Republica de Guatemala. Retrieved on 2007-06-10.
11. ^ LA Literacy Rates. UNESCO Institute for Statistics (September 2006). Retrieved on 2007-01-15.

References

• Historia General de Guatemala, 1999, several authors .

External links

• Encyclopaedia Britannica Guatemala - Country Facts Page
• UK Foreign Office Country Profile for Guatemala
• Guatemala at the Open Directory Project
• Lake Atitlan
• Sitio para la comunidad Guatemalteca - Community page
• George Washington University - The Guatemalan Military: What the U.S. Files Reveal

Government

• (Spanish) Congreso de la República – Congress of the Republic of Guatemala
• (Spanish) Organismo Judicial de Guatemala Judicial Branch of Guatemala
• (Spanish) Gobierno de Guatemala Guatemalan Government Page

Pre-Columbian civilizations

• -- The Mirador Basin Project
• Guatemala, Cradle of the Maya Civilization

Culture

• People of Guatemala
• Guatemalan Literature Webpage
• People

Human Rights

• Amnesty International Annual Report 2006 – Guatemala
• Guatemala Human Rights Commission
• Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala
• Guatemala: Memory of Silence (summarised translation of Truth Commission report)
• Guatemala: Memoria del silencio (complete Spanish language original of Truth Commission report)
• Guatemala Human Rights Commission

Other

• Biodiversity, Ecology and Landscapes Galleries

Geographic locale

v •  • e Departments of Guatemala Alta Verapaz • Baja Verapaz • Chimaltenango • Chiquimula • El Petén • El Progreso • El Quiché • Escuintla • Guatemala • Huehuetenango • Izabal Jalapa • Jutiapa • Quetzaltenango • Retalhuleu • Sacatepéquez • San Marcos • Santa Rosa • Sololá • Suchitepéquez • Totonicapán • Zacapa v • d • e Countries of Central America Belize · Costa Rica · El Salvador · Guatemala · Honduras · Nicaragua · Panama v • d • e States and dependencies of Middle America States  —  Dependencies Anguilla (UK) · Antigua and Barbuda · Aruba (NL) · Bahamas · Barbados · Belize · British Virgin Islands (UK) · Cayman Islands (UK) · Costa Rica · Cuba · Dominica · Dominican Republic · El Salvador · Grenada · Guadeloupe (FR) · Guatemala · Haiti · Honduras · Jamaica · Martinique (FR) · Mexico · Montserrat (UK) · Navassa Island (US) · Netherlands Antilles (NL) · Nicaragua · Panama · Puerto Rico (US) · St. Barthélemy (FR) · St. Kitts and Nevis · St. Lucia · St. Martin (FR) · St. Vincent and the Grenadines · Trinidad and Tobago · Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) · US Virgin Islands (US) v • d • e Countries of North America Several nations listed here straddle both North and South America or can also be considered Caribbean Sovereign states Antigua and Barbuda · Bahamas · Barbados · Belize · Canada · Costa Rica · Cuba · Dominica · Dominican Republic · El Salvador · Grenada · Guatemala · Haiti · Honduras · Jamaica · Mexico · Nicaragua · Panama · St. Kitts and Nevis · St. Lucia · St. Vincent and the Grenadines · Trinidad and Tobago · United States Dependencies Denmark Greenland France Guadeloupe · Martinique · Saint Barthélemy · Saint Martin · Saint Pierre and Miquelon Netherlands Aruba · Netherlands Antilles United Kingdom Anguilla · Bermuda · British Virgin Islands · Cayman Islands · Montserrat · Turks and Caicos Islands United States Puerto Rico · U.S. Virgin Islands

International membership

v • d • e Latin Union Andorra · Angola · Argentina · Bolivia · Brazil · Cape Verde · Chile · Colombia · Costa Rica · Côte d'Ivoire · Cuba · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · El Salvador · France · Guatemala · Guinea-Bissau · Haiti · Holy See · Honduras · Italy · Mexico · Moldova · Monaco · Mozambique · Nicaragua · Panama · Paraguay · Peru · Philippines · Portugal · Romania · San Marino · São Tomé and Príncipe · Senegal · Sovereign Military Order of Malta · Spain · Timor-Leste · Uruguay · Venezuela Official languages: Catalan  · French · Italian · Portuguese · Romanian · Spanish

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