Guatemala

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Guatemala#

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The Maya civilization flourished in Guatemala and surrounding regions during the first millennium A.D.

Government type: presidential republic. Chief of state: President Bernardo ARÉVALO de León (since 15 January 2024).

Facts#

Capital

Guatemala City

Region

Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Mexico, and bordering the Gulf of Honduras (Caribbean Sea) between Honduras and Belize

Area

total : 108,889 sq km; land: 107,159 sq km; water: 1,730 sq km

Population

18,255,216 (2024 est.)

Languages

Spanish (official) 69.9%, Maya languages 29.7% (Q’eqchi’ 8.3%, K’iche 7.8%, Mam 4.4%, Kaqchikel 3%, Q’anjob’al 1.2%, Poqomchi’ 1%, other 4%), other 0.4% (includes Xinca and Garifuna) (2018 est.)

Currency

quetzales (GTQ)

Time zone

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Refugees#

Camps hosting refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) inside the country. Operators use this to track population movement, NGO and UN footprint, humanitarian access corridors, and the political pressure conflict generates on the host. Cross-reference UNHCR Operational Data Portal, IOM DTM, and ReliefWeb before relying on the entry.

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