Guatemala

Republic of Guatemala

Latin America

Geography

Area: 108,889 sq km

A land of mountains, volcanoes and lakes. Mexico’s southern neighbour.

Population: 14,376,881    Annual Growth: 2.50%

Capital: Guatemala City

Urbanites: 49.5%

HDI Rank: 122 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)

Official language: Spanish; 23 recognized Amerindian languages    Languages: 42 All languages