1. Guatemala Guatemala  Government type is Constitutional Democratic Republic  The capital of Guatemala is Guatemala City  Country name the conventional long term name is Republic of Guatemala

2. Guatemala Physical Map  Guatemala is right next to Mexico  Guatemala is close to the equator  El Salvador is southwest of Guatemala

3. Guatemala’s Climate  Pink line represents the high and low average temperature  Blue line represents rainfall  Red line represents the actual temperature

4. Guatemala’s Vegetation  This is a plant that helps Guatemala make coffee.  This covers the highest pick of were the volcanoes are.

5. Guatemala’s Economy  GDP per capita: $5,300  Unemployment:3.2%  Population below poverty line:56.2%  Oil Production:15,550 a day  Oil Consumption:76,000 a day

6. Guatemala’s Politics and Government  Legal system: Guatemala uses the civil law system  Head of Government: President Alvaro Colom Caballeros (since 14 January 2008)  Suffrage: 18 years of age; active members of armed forces are not alloyed to vote  Constitution: 31, May 1985  Executive branch: The president is chief of state and head of government  Legislative branch: Elections were last held September 9, 2007 (next to be held in September 2011)  Judicial branch: There are 5 judges for the Constitutional Court then for Supreme Court there are 13 judges

7. Guatemala’s Colonization  My country was colonized by the Spanish  Guatemala got independence on September 15, 1821  The Spanish colonized my country in the 1500’s  Spain granted the independence

8. Conclusion Conclusion  In Guatemala they should allow the armed forces to vote  Hopefully in the future everyone should have a job  The poverty line in Guatemala needs to decrease