| Land area (sq. km) |
108,430.00 |
WDI |
| Arable land (% of land area) |
13.28 |
WDI |
| Population, total |
12,294,794.00 |
WDI |
| Population growth (annual %) |
2.44 |
WDI |
| Population density (people per sq. km) |
113.39 |
WDI |
| Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) |
69.10 |
WDI/UN/UNICEF |
| Life expectancy at birth, total (years) |
67.58 |
WDI |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) |
33.40 |
WDI |
| Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population)** |
75.0 (2004 est.) |
WDI/CIA/UNICEF |
| Urban population (% of total) |
46.78 |
WDI |
| Ethnic breakdown |
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) |
CIA |
| Religious breakdown |
Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs |
CIA |
| Language |
Spanish 60%, Amerindian languages 40% (23 officially recognized Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca) |
CIA |
| Capital City |
Guatemala |
CIA |
| Character of government |
constitutional democratic republic; Administrative Division: 22 departments; Independence day: 15 September 1821 (from Spain) |
CIA* |
| Current President/Prime Minister |
President Oscar Jose Rafael BERGER Perdomo (since 14 January 2004) |
CIA* |
| Executive branch description |
President is both the chief of state and head of government. cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president. elections: president elected by popular vote for a four-year term (may not serve consecutive terms) |
CIA* |
| Legislative branch description |
unicameral Congress of the Republic or Congreso de la Republica (158 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) |
CIA* |
| Judicial branch description |
Constitutional Court or Corte de Constitutcionalidad is Guatemala's highest court (five judges are elected for concurrent five-year terms by Congress, each serving one year as president of the Constitutional Court; one is elected by Congress, one elected by Supreme Court of Justice, One elected by President, One elected by Superior Counsel and one by Colegio de Abogados |
CIA |
| Women in national parliament (% of total) |
8.00 |
WDI |
| Foreign aid per capita (current US$) |
17.76 |
WDI |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflow (BoP, current US$ bn) ** |
0.15 |
WDI |
| GDP growth (annual %) |
2.67 |
WDI |
| GDP per capita (constant 2000 US$) |
1,721.42 |
WDI |
| Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) |
7.39 |
WDI |
| Military expenditure (% of GDP) |
0.42 |
WDI/CIA/WRI |
| Military expenditure (% of central government expenditure) |
3.78 |
WDI/WRI/Dept of State/UNICEF |
| Health expenditure, public (% of GDP) |
2.14 (2003) |
WDI/WRI |
| Education expenditure, public (% of GDP) |
2.10 (2003) |
WDI/WRI |
| Main export |
coffee, sugar, petroleum, apparel, bananas, fruits and vegetables, cardamom |
CIA |
| Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) |
7.50 (2003 est) |
WDI/CIA |
| External debt, total (DOD, current US$) |
5,531,899,904.00 |
WDI/CIA |
| Currency |
Quetzal (GTQ) |
CIA |
| Local Currency Rate, per US$ |
7.94 |
CIA |
| Internet users (per 1,000 people) |
61.49 |
WDI/Comp Industry Almanac |
| Mobile phone subscribers (per 1,000 people) |
257.69 |
WDI |
| Personal computers (per 1,000 people) |
18.79 |
WDI |
| Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people) |
92.08 |
WDI |
