Size of country sq. miles Capital & other important cities - Capital- Guatemala City; important cities – Coban, Lake Atitlan, Tikal, Guatemala City, Antigua Guatemala, Archeological sites Major important landforms – Caves of Guatemala, Islands of Guatemala, Lakes of Guatemala, Mountain ranges of Guatemala, Mountains of Guatemala, Rivers of Guatemala, Volcanoes of Guatemala, & Wetlands of Guatemala Countries & bodies of water that border Guatemala – Mexico, Belize, Pacific Ocean, El Salvador, & Honduras
Description of Climate – Tropical climate zone encompasses areas between sea level and roughly 1,000m) of latitude. The climate of the law lands is indeed tropical. Natural Resources – Petroleum, nickel, rare woods, fish, chicle, hydropower
Population – 13,002,206 Mortality rate – infant – 27.84/ Death – 5.19 Literacy rate – (total population) $69.1% GNP/GDP compared to U.S & average Latin American rate billion Government & Leadership – Constitutional democratic republic/ president Alvaro COLOM Caballeros Currency name & exchange rate – Quetzales
Independence movement & leaders – Independence movement was Primer grito de independencia, Leader- Álvaro Colom Caballeros Conflicts with other countries – Conflicts with Belize Important events & leaders – Day of the Dead Festivals, Kite Festivals, Burning the Devil, St. Thomas Festival
Languages – (56 different ones) main one Spanish & other Indian languages Religions – Catholicism, Catholic Interesting customs or foods – 75% (male); 63% (female)