Klik om dit land in het werelddeel te zien: Guatemala
Hoofdstad: Guatemala City Bevolking: 15 mln. Oppervlakte: 108.890 km2 Talen:
Spaans, lokale dialecten
Exact population: 12,293,545 (July 2006 est.) Literacy: Total population: 70.6%; male: 78%; female: 63.3% Ethnicities: Mestizo (mixed Amerindian-Spanish - in local Spanish called Ladino) and European 59.4%, K'iche 9.1%, Kaqchikel 8.4%, Mam 7.9%, Q'eqchi 6.3%, other Mayan 8.6%, indigenous non-Mayan 0.2%, other 0.1% (2001 census) Land boundaries: Total: 1,687 km; border countries: Belize 266 km, El Salvador 203 km, Honduras 256 km, Mexico 962 km Terrain: Mostly mountains with narrow coastal plains and rolling limestone plateau (Peten) Extremes: Lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m; highest point: Volcan Tajumulco 4,211 m Imports: US 34%, Mexico 8.1%, South Korea 6.8%, China 6.6%, Japan 4.4% (2004) Exports: US 53%, El Salvador 11.4%, Honduras 7.1%, Mexico 4.1% (2004) Industries: Sugar, textiles and clothing, furniture, chemicals, petroleum, metals, rubber, tourism