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Geography, demographics, economy, history, and government (see also Research) - Form of government:
- Population: 12,335,580 (42% urban)
- Total area: 108,889sq. km
- Languages: Spanish (official)
- Religions: Roman Catholicism (75%)
- Per capita GDP: $3,800p.a. (1998)
- Exports: $5.82 bn; coffee, sugar, cardamon, bananas
- Literacy: 55.5% (1995)
- Life expectancy: 66.5 years (69.2f, 63.7m)
Sources
- [CIA World Factbook] country data - Guatemala
- [U.S. State Department] [Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs] background notes - Guatemala
- [Atlapedia Online country data - Guatemala
- E-Conflict World Encyclopedia - Guatemala - national anthem, flag, map, people, economy, geography, government, defence,
news and weather
- [Nation by Nation] country data - Guatemala - facts, government, geography, history, human rights, people
- [World Skip] country data - Guatemala
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Portals, indexes, guides, searchers, phone directories
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Executive, legislature, judiciary, ministries, departments, agencies, and commissions
- Governments on the WWW - Guatemala - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries,
offices, law courts, embassies, etc
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Human rights & civil liberties, humanitarian aid, political parties, activism, environment, and labour
- Asociación Gente Positiva - creo por personas que viven con VIH-SIDA, defender sus Derechos Humanos
- Centro de Acción Legal para los Derechos Humanos (CALDH) (Legal Action Center for Human Rights) - defends civil, political,
economic, social, cultural, and environmental rights
- Foundation for International Community Assistance (FINCA) Guatemala (US-based, regional office for Latin America) - provides
financial services (small loans, Village Banking) to the worlds poorest families so they can create their own jobs, raise
household incomes, and improve their standard of living, delivering these services through a global network of locally managed,
self-supporting institutions
- Partners in Health in Guatemala - works in the border province of Huehuetenango with the Equipo Técnico En Salud
Communitario (ETESC), a group of community-health workers - themselves the victims of official violence - committed to
improving the well-being of survivors of the Guatemalan genocide, concentrating on improving mental health in the devastated
communities of the region
- Proyecto de Desarrollo Santiago (PRODESSA) - works for the devlopment of rural communities in Guatemala and contributes to
the construction of an intercultural, equitable and just society inspired by the culture of the Mayas
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Office - Guatemala
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Education, health & public safety, religion, women, children & youth, and associations & societies
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Ethnicity, language, the arts, history & heritage, performance, costume, and literature
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Associations, competitions, leisure, and hobbies
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Guides & advice, accommodation, attractions, transport, agents, and organisers
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Statistics, government, economy, geography, demography, and society
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística
- Essential data:
- [CIA World Factbook] country data - Guatemala
- Social development:
- [OneWorld.net] country database - Guatemala - news articles selected from around the world
- [Norwegian Refugee Council] Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) database - Guatemala
- [U.S. Refugee Committee] World Refugee Survey country report - Guatemala
- Human rights:
- [Human Rights Watch] Human Rights Developments 2000 - Guatemala
- [International Lesbian and Gay Association] [Country Survey - Guatemala] - information for those working to promote lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) rights
- Governance:
- Governments on the WWW - Guatemala - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries,
offices, law courts, embassies, etc
- [Political Resources] - Guatemala
- [CIA Library] [Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members] - Guatemala
- [World Audit.org] national statistics and reports - Guatemala - national statistics and reports from Freedom House,
Transparency International, Amnesty International, the International Commission of Jurists and others
- [ElectionWorld.org] election results in Guatemala
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Newspapers & magazines, journals, television & radio, publishing, and entertainment
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Resourcing, manufacturing, distribution, trade, and regulation of goods and services
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