The 2008 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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      Exports - partners:

      Japan 67.2%, Singapore 11.6%, UK 4.8% (2006)

      Imports:

      $701 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)

      Imports - commodities:

      petroleum and petroleum products, food, manufactured goods

      Imports - partners:

      Singapore 50%, South Korea 21.4%, Japan 14%, Hong Kong 4.6% (2006)

      Economic aid - recipient:

      Guam receives large transfer payments from the US Federal Treasury into which Guamanians pay no income or excise taxes; under the provisions of a special law of Congress, the Guam Treasury, rather than the US Treasury, receives federal income taxes paid by military and civilian Federal employees stationed in Guam (2001 est.)

      Debt - external:

      $NA

      Currency (code):

      US dollar (USD)

      Currency code:

      USD

      Exchange rates:

      the US dollar is used

      Communications

       Guam

      Telephones - main lines in use:

      65,500 (2003)

      Telephones - mobile cellular:

      98,000 (2004)

      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; major landing point for submarine cables between Asia and the US (Guam is a trans-Pacific communications hub for major carriers linking the US and Asia); satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)

      Radio broadcast stations:

      AM 3, FM 11, shortwave 2 (2005)

      Radios:

      221,000 (1997)

      Television broadcast stations:

      3 (2006)

      Televisions:

      106,000 (1997)

      Internet country code:

      .gu

      Internet hosts:

      36 (2008)

      Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

      20 (2000)

      Internet users:

      65,000 (2005)

      Transportation

       Guam

      Airports:

      5 (2007)

      Airports - with paved runways:

      total: 4 over 3,047 m: 2 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2007)

      Airports - with unpaved runways:

      total: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2007)

      Roadways:

      total: 1,045 km (2007)

      Ports and terminals:

      Apra Harbor

      Military

       Guam

      Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:

      male: 1,665 female: 1,547 (2008 est.)

      Military - note:

      defense is the responsibility of the US

      Transnational Issues

       Guam

      Disputes - international:

      none

      This page was last updated on 18 December, 2008

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      @Guatemala

      Introduction

       Guatemala

      Background:

      The Mayan 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 100,000 people dead and had created, by some estimates, 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 land: 108,430 sq km water: 460 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

      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: 13.22% permanent crops: 5.6% other: 81.18% (2005)

      Irrigated land:

      1,300 sq km (2003)

      Total renewable water resources:

      111.3 cu km (2000)

      Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):

      total: 2.01 cu km/yr (6%/13%/80%) per capita: 160 cu m/yr (2000)

      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