Guatemala

Guatemala

Location

It is bordered by Mexico to the north and west, Belize to the northeast, Honduras to the east, and El Salvador to the southeast. To the northeast is the Caribbean Sea and to the south is the Pacific Ocean.

Area

Approx. 109,000 km2

Capital (approximate population)

Guatemala City(920,000)

Business-related cities other than Guatemala City (approximate population)

Mixco(460,000), Villa Nueva(430,000), etc.

Population

Approximately 17.26 million people

Racial Composition

56% ladino/mestizo, 42% maya, other

Language

Spanish

Religion

88% Christian

Culture

The culture of the Ladino/Mestizo and Maya tribes, as well as the Spanish culture, have had a major influence.
- Parque Tikal
- Arco de Santa Catalina
- Lago Atitlan
- Parque a Centroamerica
- Biotopo Monterrico-Hawaii
- Pacaya
- Semuc Champey
- Museo Ixchel del Traje Indigena
- Parque Nacional Grutas de Lanquin
- Museo Popol Vuh

Education

Elementary school and junior high school are free, but many poor children do not attend school, and improving the literacy rate is a challenge.
- Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
- Universidad Rafael Landivar
- Universidad Francisco Marroquin
- Universidad Galileo
- Universidad Mariano Galvez de Guatemala
- Universidad del Valle de Guatemala

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- Biblioteca Nacional de Guatemala Luis Cardoza y Aragon

Guatemala Modern and Contemporary History Overview

1821 Independence from Spain
1822 Join the Mexican Empire
1823 Part of the Central American Union along with Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica
1839 separated from the Central American Union and became fully independent as Guatemala
1844-65 Dictatorship by Rafael Carrera
1873-85 Liberal rule by President Justo Rufino Barrios
1941 Declare war on the Axis Powers
1944 ntroduce social democratic reforms
1960-96 civil war
1976 Earthquake kills 27,000 people
1982 military coup
1983 military coup
1994 peace conference begins
1995 Rebels declare ceasefire
1996 end of civil war

Politics

Guatemala is a constitutional democratic republic. The president is the head of state and head of government. Legislative power resides in both the government and the Congress of the Republic.
- Palacio Nacional de la Cultura
- Corte Suprema de Justicia de Guatemala

GDP per capita

$4,572

Economy

It is one of the poorest countries in Latin America while having the largest economy in Central America.

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North America

United States, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Cuba , Jamaica, Haiti , Dominican Republic, Bahamas, Antigua ・Barbuda, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Dominica, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados

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