The 2004 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

US dollar (USD)

      Currency code:

       USD

      Exchange rates:

       the US dollar is used

      Fiscal year:

       1 October - 30 September

      Communications Guam

      Telephones - main lines in use:

       84,134 (2001)

      Telephones - mobile cellular:

       32,600 (2001)

      Telephone system:

       general assessment: modern system, integrated with US facilities

       for direct dialing, including free use of 800 numbers

       domestic: modern digital system, including cellular mobile service

       and local access to the Internet

       international: country code - 1–671; satellite earth stations - 2

       Intelsat (Pacific Ocean); submarine cables to US and Japan (Guam is

       a trans-Pacific communications hub for MCI, Sprint, AT&T, IT&E, and

       GTE, linking the US and Asia)

      Radio broadcast stations:

       AM 4, FM 7, shortwave 2 (2003)

      Radios:

       221,000 (1997)

      Television broadcast stations:

       5 (1997)

      Televisions:

       106,000 (1997)

      Internet country code:

       .gu

      Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

       20 (2000)

      Internet users:

       50,000 (2002)

      Transportation Guam

      Highways:

       total: 885 km

       paved: 675 km

       unpaved: 210 km

       note: there are also 685 km of roads classified non-public,

       including roads located on federal government installations

      Ports and harbors:

       Apra Harbor

      Merchant marine:

       none

      Airports:

       5 (2003 est.)

      Airports - with paved runways: total: 4 over 3,047 m: 2 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2004 est.)

      Airports - with unpaved runways:

       total: 1

       under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)

      Military Guam

      Military - note: defense is the responsibility of the US

      Transnational Issues Guam

      Disputes - international: none

      This page was last updated on 10 February, 2005

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      @Guatemala

      Introduction Guatemala

      Background:

       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 led to the death of more

       than 100,000 people and had created some 1 million refugees.

      Geography Guatemala

      Location:

       Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El

       Salvador and Mexico, and bordering the Gulf of Honduras (Caribbean

       Sea) between Honduras and Belize

      Geographic coordinates:

       15 30 N, 90 15 W

      Map references:

       Central America and the Caribbean

      Area:

       total: 108,890 sq km

       water: 460 sq km

       land: 108,430 sq km

      Area - comparative:

       slightly smaller than Tennessee

      Land boundaries:

       total: 1,687 km

       border countries: Belize 266 km, El Salvador 203 km, Honduras 256

       km, Mexico 962 km

      Coastline:

       400 km

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

      Climate:

       tropical; hot, humid in lowlands; cooler in highlands

      Terrain:

       mostly mountains with narrow coastal plains and rolling limestone

       plateau (Peten)

      Elevation extremes:

       lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m

       highest point: Volcan Tajumulco 4,211 m

      Natural resources:

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

      Land use: arable land: 12.54% permanent crops: 5.03% other: 82.43% (2001)

      Irrigated land:

       1,250 sq km (1998 est.)

      Natural hazards:

       numerous volcanoes in mountains, with occasional violent

       earthquakes; Caribbean coast extremely susceptible to hurricanes and

       other tropical storms

      Environment - current issues:

       deforestation in the Peten rainforest; soil erosion; water pollution

      Environment - international agreements:

       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

       signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

      Geography - note:

       no natural harbors on west coast

      People Guatemala

      Population:

       14,280,596 (July 2004 est.)

      Age structure:

       0–14 years: 42.6% (male 3,118,396; female 2,970,729)

       15–64 years: 54% (male 3,898,939; female 3,817,435)

       65 years and over: 3.3% (male 221,154; female 253,943) (2004 est.)

      Median age:

       total: 18.4 years

       male: 18.1