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GeographyLocation: Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Honduras and Belize and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Mexico
Area: Land boundaries: total 1,687 km, Belize 266 km, El Salvador 203 km, Honduras 256 km,Mexico 962 km Coastline: 400 km
PeoplePopulation: 10,998,602 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 2.53% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 34.65 births/1,000 population Death rate: 7.33 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: -2.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 52.2 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 4.63 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: Mestizo - mixed Amerindian-Spanish ancestry (in local Spanish called Ladino) 56%, Amerindian or predominently Amerindian 44% Religions: Roman Catholic, Protestant, traditional Mayan Languages: Spanish 60%, Indian language 40% (23 Indian dialects, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi)
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
Government
Names:
Type: republic Capital: Guatemala Independence: 15 September 1821 (from Spain) Constitution: 31 May 1985, effective 14 January 1986
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $33 billion National product real growth rate: 4% National product per capita: $3,080 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 12% Unemployment rate: 4.9%; underemployment 30%-40%
Electricity:
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| The volunteer staff of the 1996 Olympic Games totaled 50,152. They worked an estimated 850,000 shifts. |