Last update: 17.06.2004
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Guatemala by numbers

Norwegian numbers in parentheses [like these] when available, for comparison.

Land area:
108.889 km2 [385.639km2]
Highest peak:
4.220m [2.469m]
Population:
12.7 mill. [4.6 mill.]
Population growth rate:
2.66% [0.37%]
Population doubling time:
22.6 years [187.6 years]
Fertility rate:
5.6 children born per woman
Infant mortality rate:
45 pr 1000 live births [5/1000]
Population density:
116 pr km2 [12 pr km2]
Life expectancy:
66.8 years [78.5 years]
Literacy rate:
68.5% [99%]
Languages: Spanish 60%, Amerindian languages 40% (more than 20, the biggest being Quiché, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca)
Religion: 86% Roman Catholic, 11% protestant, 3% traditional Mayan and other.
Ethnic division: 54% Ladino, 42% Native American, 4% other
Independence: 15 September 1821 (from Spain). This is also the national holiday.
GDP pr capita: 1.750 USD [32.920 USD]
Monetary unit: Quetzal (100 Q = approx. 105 NOK = approx. 13 USD)