Capital:
Guatemala City
Area:
108,889 sq km / 42,031 sq ml
Language:
Spanish, 45% Mayan languages
Currency:
Quetzal
Population:
13,909,384
Life expectancy:
62 (men), 67 (women)
Literacy rate:
63% (men), 47% (women)
Religions:
70% Roman Catholic, 30% Protestant
Physical features:
Narrow coastal plains, mountainous, frequent earthquakes
Ethnic distribution:
2 groups; Indians (descended from highland Mayas), Ladinos (all other non-Indians)
Exports:
Coffee, bananas, cotton, sugar, beef, chicle gum, cardamoms.
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