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Guatemala Thematic Maps

Country (long form)	Republic of Guatemala
Capital	Guatemala
Total Area	42,042.66 sq mi 108,890.00 sq km (slightly smaller than Tennessee)
Population	12,974,361 (July 2001 est.)
Estimated Population in 2050	31,471,616
Languages	Spanish 60%, Amerindian languages 40% (more than 20 Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca)
Literacy	63.6% total, 68.7% male, 58.5% female (2000 est.)
Religions	Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs
Life Expectancy	63.85 male, 69.31 female (2001 est.)
Government Type	constitutional democratic republic
Currency	1 quetzal (Q) = 100 centavos
GDP (per capita)	$3,700 (2000 est.)
Industry	sugar, textiles and clothing, furniture, chemicals, petroleum, metals, rubber, tourism
Agriculture	sugarcane, corn, bananas, coffee, beans, cardamom; cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens
Arable Land	12%
Natural Resources	petroleum, nickel, rare woods, fish, chicle, hydropower