1. Guatemala Facts and Information

2. Guatemala Background Incredible Mayan Influence Was ruled by Spain for three centuries before winning independence on September 15, 1821 Torn by civil war for 36 years (1960-1996). Government signed peace treaty then to stop fighting. Casualties from the civil war had left some 100,000 people dead and had created some 1 million refugees.

3. Guatemala Geography  Map of Guatemala and surrounding countries

4. Guatemala Geography Cont.  Guatemala borders Mexico on the northern side.  On the Southern Border, Guatemala neighbors El Salvador and Honduras.  Belize shares the western border.  The North Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Honduras surround Guatemala and the west and east coastline respectfully.

5. Guatemala Geography Natural Resources NNNNickel RRRRare Woods PPPPetroleum HHHHydro power FFFFish CCCChicle

6. Guatemala Gov.  Guatemala is broken down into 22 departments, similar to our states.

7. Guatemala Gov. Cont. 1.Alta Verapaz Alta VerapazAlta Verapaz 2.Baja Verapaz Baja VerapazBaja Verapaz 3.Chimaltenango Chimaltenango 4.Chiquimula Chiquimula 5.El Petén El PeténEl Petén 6.El Progreso El ProgresoEl Progreso 7.El Quiché El QuichéEl Quiché 8.Escuintla Escuintla 9.Guatemala Guatemala 10.Huehuetenango Huehuetenango 11.Izabal Izabal 12.Jalapa Jalapa 13.Jutiapa Jutiapa 14.Quetzaltenango Quetzaltenango 15.Retalhuleu Retalhuleu 16.Sacatepéquez Sacatepéquez 17.San Marcos San MarcosSan Marcos 18.Santa Rosa Santa RosaSanta Rosa 19.Sololá Sololá 20.Suchitepequez Suchitepequez 21.Totonicapán Totonicapán 22.Zacapa Zacapa

8. Guatemala Gov. Cont.  Guatemala is a constitutional democratic republic.  Their legal sytem is similar to ours.  They have the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches as we do.

9. Guatemala Religion  Guatemalans are primarily Roman Catholic.

10. Guatemala in a Nutshell Guatemala is the most populous country in Central America. Guatemala is the most populous country in Central America. It is about the size of Tennessee. It is about the size of Tennessee. Guatemala’s population is still increasing. Guatemala’s population is still increasing.