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Guatemala

15.5N 90.3W · 22 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
INDEPENDENCE FROM SPAIN · 15 SEPT 1821
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1996 - present · Guatemala Since the Peace
3 EVENTS
1999 CE · Memory of Silence report 1 REF
2013 CE · Rios Montt convicted of genocide 1 REF
1944 - 1996 · Revolution, Coup, and Civil War
5 EVENTS
1944 CE · October Revolution 2 REFS
1960-1996 · Civil war and the Maya genocide 3 REFS
1871 - 1944 · Coffee and the Liberal Dictatorships
4 EVENTS
1871 CE · Liberal revolution 1 REF
early 20th c. · Rise of the United Fruit Company 2 REFS
1543 - 1871 · Colony, Independence, and Federation
4 EVENTS
1773 CE · Santa Marta earthquakes ruin Antigua 2 REFS
15 Sept 1821 · Independence from Spain 2 REFS
c. 900 - 1543 · Postclassic Kingdoms and Spanish Conquest
3 EVENTS
1524 CE · Conquest under Pedro de Alvarado 2 REFS
1543 CE · Santiago de los Caballeros re-founded 2 REFS
c. 900 BCE - 900 CE · The Maya Heartland
3 EVENTS
c. 900-300 BCE · Tikal settled in the Peten 2 REFS
c. 600-800 CE · Tikal at its height 2 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
Capital
Guatemala City
Population
15 m
Area
108,889 km²
Region
Central America
Languages
Spanish
Currency
Guatemalan quetzal (Q)
Demonym
Guatemalan
UN member
Yes
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Economy

GDP
$123 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$6,598’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
4.3%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
1.5%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
46.5%’25 WB-WDI

Society

Population
19 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
72.7 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
56.3%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
2.3’24 WB-WDI
Literacy rate
82.1%’24 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
48.6’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
62.3’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
33.7’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
50.0’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
40.4’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
28.7’24 WB-WGI

Health

Health spending
6.8%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
1.28’20 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
20.5’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
90.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Safe drinking water
48.8%’24 WB-WHO

Education

Adult literacy
82.1%’24 WB-UNESCO
Education spending
3.1%’24 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
101.5%’24 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
49.6%’24 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
27.3%’23 WB-UNESCO

Technology

R&D spending
0.0%’23 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
1’23 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
60.2%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
113’24 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
5.4%’24 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
107,160 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
32.6%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
43.0%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
1.1’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
62.1%’21 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
1.9%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
0.1%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
1.1%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
0.7%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
90.9%’24 WB-WDI

Military

Military burden
0.4%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$415 M’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
43,000’20 WB-SIPRI

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