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Communications

Broadcast media [time series]

4 privately owned national terrestrial TV channels dominate TV broadcasting; multi-channel satellite and cable services are available; 1 government-owned radio station and hundreds of privately owned radio stations (2007)

Internet country code [time series]

.gt

Internet users (Internet hosts) [time series]

357,552 (2012) country comparison to the world: 60

Internet users [time series]

2.279 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 72

Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]

general assessment: fairly modern network centered in the city of Guatemala domestic: state-owned telecommunications company privatized in the late 1990s opening the way for competition; fixed-line teledensity roughly 10 per 100 persons; fixed-line investments are being concentrated on improving rural connectivity; mobile-cellular teledensity approaching 150 per 100 persons international: country code - 502; landing point for both the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) and the SAM-1 fiber optic submarine cable system that together provide connectivity to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; connected to Central American Microwave System; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2011)

Telephones - fixed lines (Telephones - main lines in use) [time series]

1.744 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 63

Telephones - mobile cellular [time series]

20.787 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 46

Economy

Agricultural products (Agriculture - products) [time series]

sugarcane, corn, bananas, coffee, beans, cardamom; cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens

Budget [time series]

revenues: $5.856 billion expenditures: $7.062 billion (2012 est.)

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) [time series]

-2.4% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 98

Central bank discount rate [time series]

6.5% (31 December 2010 est.)

Commercial bank prime lending rate [time series]

13.49% (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 60 13.43% (31 December 2011 est.)

Current account balance [time series]

$-1.489 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 128 $-1.672 billion (2011 est.)

Debt - external [time series]

$16.61 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 82 $16.29 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income (Distribution of family income - Gini index) [time series]

55.1 (2007) country comparison to the world: 10 55.8 (1998)

Economic overview (Economy - overview) [time series]

Guatemala is the most populous country in Central America with a GDP per capita roughly one-half that of the average for Latin America and the Caribbean. The agricultural sector accounts for 13% of GDP and 38% of the labor force; key agricultural exports include coffee, sugar, bananas, and vegetables. The 1996 peace accords, which ended 36 years of civil war, removed a major obstacle to foreign investment, and since then Guatemala has pursued important reforms and macroeconomic stabilization. The Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) entered into force in July 2006 spurring increased investment and diversification of exports, with the largest increases in ethanol and non-traditional agricultural exports. While CAFTA-DR has helped improve the investment climate, concerns over security, the lack of skilled workers and poor infrastructure continue to hamper foreign direct investment. The distribution of income remains highly unequal with the richest 20% of the population accounting for more than 51% of Guatemala's overall consumption. More than half of the population is below the national poverty line and 13% of the population lives in extreme poverty. Poverty among indigenous groups, which make up 38% of the population, averages 73% and extreme poverty rises to 28%. Nearly one-half of Guatemala's children under age five are chronically malnourished, one of the highest malnutrition rates in the world. Given Guatemala''s large expatriate community in the United States, it is the top remittance recipient in Central America, with inflows serving as a primary source of foreign income equivalent to nearly two-fifths of exports or one-tenth of GDP. Economic growth fell in 2009 as export demand from US and other Central American markets dropped and foreign investment slowed amid the global recession. The economy gradually recovered in 2010-12.

Exchange rates [time series]

quetzales (GTQ) per US dollar - 7.83 (2012 est.) 7.79 (2011 est.) 8.06 (2010 est.) 8.16 (2009) 7.59 (2008)

Exports [time series]

$10.11 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 94 $10.52 billion (2011 est.)

Exports - commodities [time series]

coffee, sugar, petroleum, apparel, bananas, fruits and vegetables, cardamom

Exports - partners [time series]

US 40.2%, El Salvador 11.1%, Honduras 8%, Mexico 5.5%, Nicaragua 4.7%, Costa Rica 4.3% (2012)

Fiscal year [time series]

calendar year

GDP (official exchange rate) [time series]

$49.55 billion (2012 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP (purchasing power parity)) [time series]

$77.84 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 80 $75.6 billion (2011 est.) $72.53 billion (2010 est.) note: data are in 2012 US dollars

GDP - composition, by end use [time series]

household consumption: 85.8% government consumption: 10.7% investment in fixed capital: 14.7% investment in inventories: -0.3% exports of goods and services: 24.9% imports of goods and services: -35.9% (2012 est.)

GDP - composition, by sector of origin [time series]

agriculture: 13.3% industry: 23.7% services: 63% (2012 est.)

Real GDP per capita (GDP - per capita (PPP)) [time series]

$5,200 (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 155 $5,100 (2011 est.) $5,000 (2010 est.) note: data are in 2012 US dollars

Real GDP growth rate (GDP - real growth rate) [time series]

3% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 109 4.2% (2011 est.) 2.9% (2010 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share [time series]

lowest 10%: 1.3% highest 10%: 42.4% (2006)

Imports [time series]

$15.84 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 84 $15.48 billion (2011 est.)

Imports - commodities [time series]

fuels, machinery and transport equipment, construction materials, grain, fertilizers, electricity, mineral products, chemical products, plastic materials and products

Imports - partners [time series]

US 38%, Mexico 11.3%, China 7.4%, El Salvador 4.6% (2012)

Industrial production growth rate [time series]

2.5% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 95

Industries [time series]

sugar, textiles and clothing, furniture, chemicals, petroleum, metals, rubber, tourism

Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]

3.8% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 118 6.2% (2011 est.)

Labor force [time series]

4.356 million (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 86

Labor force - by occupation [time series]

agriculture: 38% industry: 14% services: 48% (2011 est.)

Market value of publicly traded shares [time series]

$NA

Population below poverty line [time series]

54% (2011 est.)

Public debt [time series]

29.5% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 117 28.9% of GDP (2011 est.)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold [time series]

$6.694 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 84 $6.184 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

Stock of broad money [time series]

$21.76 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 83 $20.64 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

Stock of domestic credit [time series]

$20.5 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 79 $18.31 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

Stock of narrow money [time series]

$7.975 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 84 $7.506 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

Taxes and other revenues [time series]

11.8% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 203

Unemployment rate [time series]

4.1% (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 34 3.5% (2010 est.)

Energy

Carbon dioxide emissions (Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy) [time series]

11.71 million Mt (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 99

Crude oil - exports [time series]

10,960 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 57

Crude oil - imports [time series]

0 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 195

Crude oil - production [time series]

14,020 bbl/day (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 86

Crude oil - proved reserves [time series]

83.07 million bbl (1 January 2013 es) country comparison to the world: 73

Electricity - consumption [time series]

8.161 billion kWh (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 93

Electricity - exports [time series]

193.3 million kWh (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 69

Electricity - from fossil fuels [time series]

56.5% of total installed capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 140

Electricity - from hydroelectric plants [time series]

31.1% of total installed capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 74

Electricity - from nuclear fuels [time series]

0% of total installed capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 99

Electricity - from other renewable sources [time series]

12.4% of total installed capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 20

Electricity - imports [time series]

525.6 million kWh (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 77

Electricity - installed generating capacity [time series]

2.745 million kW (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 92

Electricity - production [time series]

8.146 billion kWh (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 98

Natural gas - consumption [time series]

0 cu m (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 151

Natural gas - exports [time series]

0 cu m (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 112

Natural gas - imports [time series]

0 cu m (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 201

Natural gas - production [time series]

0 cu m (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 139

Natural gas - proved reserves [time series]

2.96 billion cu m (1 January 2006 es) country comparison to the world: 97

Refined petroleum products - consumption [time series]

80,810 bbl/day (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 85

Refined petroleum products - exports [time series]

4,911 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 91

Refined petroleum products - imports [time series]

71,390 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 59

Refined petroleum products - production [time series]

1,253 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 110

Geography

Area [time series]

total: 108,889 sq km country comparison to the world: 107 land: 107,159 sq km water: 1,730 sq km

Area - comparative [time series]

slightly smaller than Tennessee

Climate [time series]

tropical; hot, humid in lowlands; cooler in highlands

Coastline [time series]

400 km

Elevation (Elevation extremes) [time series]

lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Volcan Tajumulco 4,211 m note: highest point in Central America

Environment - current issues [time series]

deforestation in the Peten rainforest; soil erosion; water pollution

International environmental agreements (Environment - international agreements) [time series]

party to: Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Total water withdrawal (Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)) [time series]

total: 3.46 cu km/yr (15%/31%/54%) per capita: 259.1 cu m/yr (2006)

Geographic coordinates [time series]

15 30 N, 90 15 W

Geography - note [time series]

no natural harbors on west coast

Irrigated land [time series]

3,121 sq km (2003)

Land boundaries [time series]

total: 1,687 km border countries: Belize 266 km, El Salvador 203 km, Honduras 256 km, Mexico 962 km

Land use [time series]

arable land: 13.78% permanent crops: 8.68% other: 77.55% (2011)

Location [time series]

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

Map references [time series]

Central America and the Caribbean

Maritime claims [time series]

territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation

Natural hazards [time series]

numerous volcanoes in mountains, with occasional violent earthquakes; Caribbean coast extremely susceptible to hurricanes and other tropical storms volcanism: significant volcanic activity in the Sierra Madre range; Santa Maria (elev. 3,772 m) has been deemed a "Decade Volcano" by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Pacaya (elev. 2,552 m), which erupted in May 2010 causing an ashfall on Guatemala City and prompting evacuations, is one of the country's most active volcanoes with frequent eruptions since 1965; other historically active volcanoes include Acatenango, Almolonga, Atitlan, Fuego, and Tacana

Natural resources [time series]

petroleum, nickel, rare woods, fish, chicle, hydropower

Terrain [time series]

mostly mountains with narrow coastal plains and rolling limestone plateau

Total renewable water resources [time series]

111.3 cu km (2011)

Government

Administrative divisions [time series]

22 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz, Chimaltenango, Chiquimula, El Progreso, Escuintla, Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Izabal, Jalapa, Jutiapa, Peten, Quetzaltenango, Quiche, Retalhuleu, Sacatepequez, San Marcos, Santa Rosa, Solola, Suchitepequez, Totonicapan, Zacapa

Capital [time series]

name: Guatemala City geographic coordinates: 14 37 N, 90 31 W time difference: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Constitution [time series]

several previous; latest adopted 31 May 1985, effective 14 January 1986; suspended, reinstated, and amended in 1993 (2013)

Country name [time series]

conventional long form: Republic of Guatemala conventional short form: Guatemala local long form: Republica de Guatemala local short form: Guatemala

Diplomatic representation from the US [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador Arnold A. CHACON (since 29 August 2011) embassy: 7-01 Avenida Reforma, Zone 10, Guatemala City mailing address: DPO AA 34024 telephone: [502] 2326-4000 FAX: [502] 2326-4654

Diplomatic representation in the US [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador Jose Julio Alejandro LIGORRIA Carballido (since 5 September 2013) chancery: 2220 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20008 telephone: [1] (202) 745-4952 FAX: [1] (202) 745-1908 consulate(s) general: Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Houston, McAllen (TX), Miami, New York, Phoenix, San Francisco

Executive branch [time series]

chief of state: President Otto Fernando PEREZ MOLINA (since 14 January 2012); Vice President Ingrid Roxana BALDETTI Elias (since 14 January 2012); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government head of government: President Otto Fernando PEREZ MOLINA (since 14 January 2012); Vice President Ingrid Roxana BALDETTI Elias (since 14 January 2012) cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president (For more information visit theWorld Leaders website) elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket by popular vote for a four-year term (may not serve consecutive terms); election last held on 11 September 2011; runoff held on 6 November 2011 (next to be held in September 2015) election results: Otto Fernando PEREZ MOLINA elected president in a runoff election; percent of vote - Otto Fernando PEREZ MOLINA 53.7%, Manuel BALDIZON 46.3%

Flag (Flag description) [time series]

three equal vertical bands of light blue (hoist side), white, and light blue, with the coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms includes a green and red quetzal (the national bird) representing liberty and a scroll bearing the inscription LIBERTAD 15 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 1821 (the original date of independence from Spain) all superimposed on a pair of crossed rifles signifying Guatemala's willingness to defend itself and a pair of crossed swords representing honor and framed by a laurel wreath symbolizing victory; the blue bands stand for the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea and the sea and sky; the white band denotes peace and purity

Government type [time series]

constitutional democratic republic

Independence [time series]

15 September 1821 (from Spain)

International law organization participation [time series]

has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; the Congress ratified Statute of Rome on 18 January 2012, and ICCt jurisdiction entered into force on 23 February 2012

International organization participation [time series]

BCIE, CACM, CD, CELAC, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-24, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, Petrocaribe, SICA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, Union Latina, UNISFA, UNITAR, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNSC (temporary), UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Judicial branch [time series]

highest court(s): Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (consists of 13 magistrates including the court president and organized into several chambers); note - the court president also supervises trial judges countrywide; Constitutional Court or Corte de Constitcionalidad (consists of 5 judges and 5 alternates) judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court magistrates elected by the Congress of the Republic from candidates proposed by the Postulation Committee, an independent body of deans of the country's university law schools, representatives of the country's law associations, and representatives of the Court of Appeal and other tribunals; magistrates elected for renewable 5-year terms; Constitutional Court judges - 1 elected by the Congress of the Republic, 1 by the Supreme Court president, 1 by the president of the republic, 1 by the University of San Carlos, and one by the BAR association; judges elected for concurrent 5-year terms; the presidency of the court rotates among the magistrates for a single 1-year term subordinate courts: numerous first instance and appellate courts

Legal system [time series]

civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts

Legislative branch [time series]

unicameral Congress of the Republic or Congreso de la Republica (158 seats; members elected through a party list proportional representation system) elections: last held on 11 September 2011 (next to be held in September 2015) election results: percent of vote by party - PP 26.62%, UNE-GANA 22.67%, UNC 9.50%, LIDER 8.87%, CREO 8.67%, VIVA-EG 7.87%, Winaq-URNG-ANN 3.23%, PAN 3.12%, FRG 2.74%, PU 2.70%, other 3.59%; seats by party - PP 57, UNE-GANA 48, LIDER 14, UCN 14, CREO 12, VIVA-EG 6, PAN 2, Winaq-URNG-ANN 2, FRG 1, PU 1, Victoria 1; note - changes in party affiliation now reflect the following seat distribution: as of 15 April 2013 - PP 59, LIDER 36, TODOS 16, CREO 9, GANA 8, independents 7, UNE 7, EG 3, PU 3, UCN 3, FRG 2, PAN 1, URNG 1, Victoria 1, VIVA 1, Winaq 1

National anthem(s) (National anthem) [time series]

name: "Himno Nacional de Guatemala" (National Anthem of Guatemala)

National holiday [time series]

Independence Day, 15 September (1821)

National symbol(s) [time series]

quetzal (bird)

Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]

Commitment, Renewal, and Order or CREO [Rodolfo NEUTZE] Democratic Union or UD [Edwin Armando MARTINEZ Herrera] Encounter for Guatemala or EG [Nineth MONTENEGRO] Everyone Together for Guatemala or TODOS [Jorge Mario BARRIOS Falla] Grand National Alliance or GANA [Jaime Antonio MARTINEZ Lohayza] Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity or URNG [Hector Alfredo NUILA Ericastilla] Guatemalan Republican Front or FRG [Luis Fernando PEREZ] National Advancement Party or PAN [Juan GUTIERREZ] National Unity for Hope or UNE National Welfare or Bien [Sandra TORRES] Nationalist Change Union or UCN [Mario ESTRADA] New National Alternative or ANN [Pablo MONSANTO] Patriot Party or PP [Ingrid Roxana BALDETTI Elias] Renewed Democratic Liberty or LIDER [Manuel BALDIZON] Unionista Party or PU [Alvaro ARZU Irigoyen] Victoria (Victory) [Abraham RIVERA] Vision with Values or VIVA [Manuel Alfredo VILLACORTA Miron] (part of a coalition with EG during the last legislative election) Winaq [Rigoberta MENCHU]

Political parties (Political pressure groups and leaders) [time series]

Alliance Against Impunity or AI (which includes among others Center for Legal Action on Human Rights (CALDH), and Family and Friends of the Disappeared of Guatemala (FAMDEGUA)) Agrarian Owners Group or UNAGRO Committee for Campesino Unity or CUC Coordinating Committee of Agricultural, Commercial, Industrial, and Financial Associations or CACIF (which includes among others the Agrarian Chamber (CAMAGRO) and the Industry Chamber of Guatemala (CIG)) Guatemalan Chamber of Commerce (Camara de Comercio) International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala or CICIG Mutual Support Group or GAM Movimiento PRO-Justicia

Suffrage [time series]

18 years of age; universal; note - active duty members of the armed forces and police may not vote by law and are restricted to their barracks on election day

Introduction

Background [time series]

The Maya civilization flourished in Guatemala and surrounding regions during the first millennium A.D. After almost three centuries as a Spanish colony, Guatemala won its independence in 1821. During the second half of the 20th century, it experienced a variety of military and civilian governments, as well as a 36-year guerrilla war. In 1996, the government signed a peace agreement formally ending the conflict, which had left more than 200,000 people dead and had created, by some estimates, some 1 million refugees. In January 2012, Guatemala assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2012-13 term.

Military

Manpower available for military service [time series]

males age 16-49: 3,165,870 females age 16-49: 3,371,217 (2010 est.)

Manpower fit for military service [time series]

males age 16-49: 2,590,843 females age 16-49: 2,926,544 (2010 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually [time series]

male: 171,092 female: 168,151 (2010 est.)

Military and security forces (Military branches) [time series]

National Army of Guatemala (Ejercito Nacional de Guatemala, ENG; includes Guatemalan Navy (Fuerza de Mar, including Marines), Guatemalan Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Guatemalteca, FAG)) (2013)

Military expenditures [time series]

0.4% of GDP (2009) country comparison to the world: 165

Military service age and obligation [time series]

all male citizens between the ages of 18 and 50 are liable for military service; in practice, a selective draft system is employed, with only a small portion of 17-21 year-olds conscripted; conscript service obligation varies from 1 to 2 years; women can serve as officers (2013)

People and Society

Age structure [time series]

0-14 years: 36.8% (male 2,691,572/female 2,591,873) 15-24 years: 22.2% (male 1,599,368/female 1,592,830) 25-54 years: 31.8% (male 2,170,071/female 2,402,330) 55-64 years: 5.1% (male 354,266/female 380,414) 65 years and over: 4.1% (male 274,254/female 316,494) (2013 est.)

Birth rate [time series]

25.99 births/1,000 population (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 53

Child labor - children ages 5-14 [time series]

total number: 929,852 percentage: 21 % note: data represents children ages 5-17 (2006 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight [time series]

13% (2009) country comparison to the world: 57

Contraceptive prevalence rate [time series]

43.3% (2002)

Death rate [time series]

4.87 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 191

Demographic profile [time series]

Guatemala is a predominantly poor country that struggles in several areas of health and development, including infant, child, and maternal mortality, malnutrition, literacy, and contraceptive awareness and use. The large indigenous population is disproportionately affected. Guatemala is the most populous country in Central America and has the highest fertility rate in Latin America. It also has the highest population growth rate in Latin America, which is likely to continue in the long term because of its large reproductive-age population and high birth rate. Almost half of Guatemala's population is under age 19, making it the youngest population in Latin America. Guatemala's total fertility rate has slowly declined during the last few decades due in part to limited government-funded health programs. However, the birth rate is still more than three children per woman and is markedly higher among its rural and indigenous populations. Guatemalans have a history of emigrating legally and illegally to Mexico, the United States, and Canada because of a lack of economic opportunity, political instability, and natural disasters. Emigration, primarily to the United States, escalated during the 1960-1996 civil war and accelerated after a peace agreement was signed. Thousands of Guatemalans who fled to Mexico returned after the war, but labor migration to southern Mexico continues.

Dependency ratios [time series]

total dependency ratio: 81.8 % youth dependency ratio: 73.5 % elderly dependency ratio: 8.3 % potential support ratio: 12.1 (2013)

Drinking water source [time series]

improved: urban: 98% of population rural: 87% of population total: 92% of population unimproved: urban: 2% of population rural: 13% of population total: 8% of population (2010 est.)

Education expenditure (Education expenditures) [time series]

2.8% of GDP (2010) country comparison to the world: 149

Ethnic groups [time series]

Mestizo (mixed Amerindian-Spanish - in local Spanish called Ladino) and European 59.4%, K'iche 9.1%, Kaqchikel 8.4%, Mam 7.9%, Q'eqchi 6.3%, other Mayan 8.6%, indigenous non-Mayan 0.2%, other 0.1% (2001 census)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate [time series]

0.8% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 55

HIV/AIDS - deaths [time series]

2,600 (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 49

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS [time series]

62,000 (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 53

Health expenditure (Health expenditures) [time series]

6.7% of GDP (2011) country comparison to the world: 92

Hospital bed density [time series]

0.7 beds/1,000 population (2011)

Infant mortality rate [time series]

total: 24.32 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 78 male: 26.44 deaths/1,000 live births female: 22.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)

Languages [time series]

Spanish (official) 60%, Amerindian languages 40% note: there are 23 officially recognized Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca

Life expectancy at birth [time series]

total population: 71.46 years country comparison to the world: 144 male: 69.56 years female: 73.45 years (2013 est.)

Literacy [time series]

definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 75.9% male: 81.2% female: 71.1% (2011 est.)

Major infectious diseases [time series]

degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: dengue fever and malaria (2013)

Major urban areas - population [time series]

GUATEMALA CITY (capital) 1.075 million (2009)

Maternal mortality ratio (Maternal mortality rate) [time series]

120 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) country comparison to the world: 65

Median age [time series]

total: 20.7 years male: 20 years female: 21.3 years (2013 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth [time series]

20.3 note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2009 est.)

Nationality [time series]

noun: Guatemalan(s) adjective: Guatemalan

Net migration rate [time series]

-2.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 163

Obesity - adult prevalence rate [time series]

19.2% (2008) country comparison to the world: 100

Physician density (Physicians density) [time series]

0.93 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Population [time series]

14,373,472 (July 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 70

Population growth rate [time series]

1.91% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 60

Religions [time series]

Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs

Sanitation facility access [time series]

improved: urban: 87% of population rural: 70% of population total: 88% of population unimproved: urban: 13% of population rural: 30% of population total: 22% of population (2010 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) [time series]

total: 11 years male: 11 years female: 10 years (2007)

Sex ratio [time series]

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.9 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2013 est.)

Total fertility rate [time series]

3.08 children born/woman (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 54

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) (Unemployment, youth ages 15-24) [time series]

total: 7.1% (2011) country comparison to the world: 125

Urbanization [time series]

urban population: 49% of total population (2010) rate of urbanization: 3.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Transnational Issues

Disputes - international [time series]

annual ministerial meetings under the Organization of American States-initiated Agreement on the Framework for Negotiations and Confidence Building Measures continue to address Guatemalan land and maritime claims in Belize and the Caribbean Sea; Guatemala persists in its territorial claim to half of Belize, but agrees to Line of Adjacency to keep Guatemalan squatters out of Belize's forested interior; both countries agreed in April 2012 to hold simultaneous referenda, scheduled for 6 October 2013, to decide whether to refer the dispute to the ICJ for binding resolution; Mexico must deal with thousands of impoverished Guatemalans and other Central Americans who cross the porous border looking for work in Mexico and the United States

Illicit drugs [time series]

major transit country for cocaine and heroin; in 2005, cultivated 100 hectares of opium poppy after reemerging as a potential source of opium in 2004; potential production of less than 1 metric ton of pure heroin; marijuana cultivation for mostly domestic consumption; proximity to Mexico makes Guatemala a major staging area for drugs (particularly for cocaine); money laundering is a serious problem; corruption is a major problem

Refugees and internally displaced persons [time series]

IDPs: undetermined (more than three decades of internal conflict that ended in 1996 displaced mainly the indigenous Maya population and rural peasants; ongoing drug cartel and gang violence) (2011)

Transportation

Airports [time series]

291 (2013) country comparison to the world: 23

Airports - with paved runways [time series]

total: 16 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 914 to 1,523 m: 6 under 914 m: 4 (2013)

Airports - with unpaved runways [time series]

total: 275 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 77 under 914 m: 195 (2013)

Heliports [time series]

1 (2013)

Pipelines [time series]

oil 480 km (2013)

Ports (Ports and terminals) [time series]

major seaport(s): Puerto Quetzal, Santo Tomas de Castilla

Railways [time series]

total: 332 km country comparison to the world: 118 narrow gauge: 332 km 0.914-m gauge (2008)

Roadways [time series]

total: 11,501 km country comparison to the world: 130 paved: 6,797 km (includes 127 km of expressways) unpaved: 4,704 km (2010)

Waterways [time series]

990 km (260 km navigable year round; additional 730 km navigable during high-water season) (2012) country comparison to the world: 66