1. Guatemala By Already (96300574) & Yirone (96300814)

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3. coat of arms of Guatemala

4. Video Sharing

5. Location of Guatemala

6. Departments 1.Alta VerapazAlta Verapaz 2.Baja VerapazBaja Verapaz 3.ChimaltenangoChimaltenango 4.ChiquimulaChiquimula 5.PeténPetén 6.El ProgresoEl Progreso 7.El QuichéEl Quiché 8.EscuintlaEscuintla 9.Guatemala 10.HuehuetenangoHuehuetenango 11.IzabalIzabal 12.JalapaJalapa 13.JutiapaJutiapa 14.QuetzaltenangoQuetzaltenango 15.RetalhuleuRetalhuleu 16.SacatepéquezSacatepéquez 17.San MarcosSan Marcos 18.Santa RosaSanta Rosa 19.SololáSololá 20.SuchitepéquezSuchitepéquez 21.TotonicapánTotonicapán 22.ZacapaZacapa

7. Brief Introduction Capital: Guatemala City Official Language: Spanish Area - Total 108,890 km² - Water 0.4 % Population - July,2008 estimate13,000,001 Currency: QuetzalUS$1.00=Q7.50 Time zone: UTC -6 Calling code: +502

8. History

9. 4century to 11century (Petén,Maya) 1523 Spain 1821/9/15(got rid of spain),1823~1839(a member of Federal Republic of Central America),1840(independent) 1841~1871conservative 19871~1944( democratic, modernizw economy) 1944(Oct. Revolution),1950~1954 1957 1996(peace contract) 2007/9/9

10. Politics

11. Guatemala is a presidential representative democratic republic. Independence from Spain -15th September, 1821 Four-years turn = president election Everybody allow to vote (over 18 years old)

12. Political Party National Unity of Hope (UNE) Patriotic Party (PP) Grand national Alliance (GANA) Guatemalan Republican Front (FRG) Social Action Centre (CASA)

13. Main office holders OfficeNamePartySince President Alvaro Colom Caballeros UNE14 January 2008 Vice President José Rafael Espada UNE14 January 2008

14. EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF GUATEMALA Ambassador: H.E.AMB. Héctor Iván Espinoza Farfán Address: 3F, 9-1, Lane 62, Tienmu W. Rd., Taipei, Taiwan, 111, R.O.C.

15. Economy

16. GDP $64.76 billion (2007) GDP growth 2.1% (2007) GDP per capita US$ 5.000 (2007) Inflation: 5.5% (2007) A market in Guatemala

17. labor force by occupation: agriculture:13.3% industry: 25.8% services: 60.9% Main products of agriculture: sugarcane, corn, bananas, coffee, beans, cardamom; cattle, sheep, pigs and chickens. Main Industries: sugar, textiles and clothing, furniture, chemicals, petroleum, metals, rubber, tourism, etc…

18. Export & Import Exports: $6.94 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.) Exports - commodities: coffee, sugar, petroleum, apparel, bananas, fruits and vegetables, cardamom Exports - partners: US 39.6%, El Salvador 13.4%, Honduras 8.1%, Mexico 5.9%, Nicaragua 4.4%, Costa Rica 4.2% (2007est.) Imports: $12.62 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.) Imports - commodities: fuels, machinery and transport equipment, construction materials, grain, fertilizers, electricity Imports - partners: US 32.9%, Mexico 9.4%, China 6.4%, El Salvador 5.7%, South Korea 5.1% (2007est.)

19. People

20. Population Age structure: 0-14 years: -40.1% (male 2,653,915/female 2,565,841) 15-64 years: -56.2% (male 3,539,874/female 3,762,471) 65 years and over: -3.7% (male 222,303/female 257,802) (2008 est.)

21. People Maya, descendant of Africa(Caribbean Sea) Rural village>city Catholicism, Protestantism.. Spanish, Maya

23. Culture

24. Video Sharing

25. Maya Ruins-Tikal

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