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• Guatemala

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Capital and largest city: Guatemala City

Official languages: Spanish, 22 indigenous languages

Demonym Guatemalan

Government: Presidential republic
- President Álvaro Colom Caballero
- Vice President Rafael Espada
 

Independence from Spain and Mexico
- Declared (independence from Spain) 15 September 1821
- Recognized by Spain 25 July 1850
- from the First Mexican Empire July 1, 1823

Area
- Total 108,890 km2 (106th)
- Water (%) 0.4

Population
- July 2009 estimate 13,276,517 (68th)
- July 2007 census 12,728,111
- Density 119.38 2008/km2 (85th)

Currency: Quetzal (GTQ)

Time zone: Central Time (UTC-6)

Drives on the right

ISO 3166 code: GT

Internet TLD: .gt

Calling code: +502



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