The 2001 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

- with paved runways: total: 4

      over 3,047 m: 2

      2,438 to 3,047 m: 1

      914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2000 est.)

      Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 1

      under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)

      Guam Military

      Military - note: defense is the responsibility of the US

      Guam Transnational Issues

      Disputes - international: none

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      @Guatemala

      Guatemala Introduction

      Background: Guatemala was freed of Spanish colonial rule 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.

      Guatemala Geography

      Location: Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between

       Honduras and Belize and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between

       El Salvador and Mexico

      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: continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation

      exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

      territorial sea: 12 NM

      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%

      permanent crops: 5%

      permanent pastures: 24%

      forests and woodland: 54%

      other: 5% (1993 est.)

      Irrigated land: 1,250 sq km (1993 est.)

      Natural hazards: numerous volcanoes in mountains, with occasional violent earthquakes; Caribbean coast subject to hurricanes and other tropical storms

      Environment - current issues: deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution; Hurricane Mitch damage

      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, Nuclear Test Ban,

       Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands

      signed, but not ratified: Antarctic-Environmental Protocol

      Geography - note: no natural harbors on west coast

      Guatemala People

      Population: 12,974,361 (July 2001 est.)

      Age structure: 0–14 years: 42.11% (male 2,789,189; female 2,674,747)

      15–64 years: 54.25% (male 3,518,209; female 3,519,851)

      65 years and over: 3.64% (male 220,640; female 251,725) (2001 est.)

      Population growth rate: 2.6% (2001 est.)

      Birth rate: 34.61 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

      Death rate: 6.79 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

      Net migration rate: −1.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

      Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

      under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

      15–64 years: 1 male(s)/female

      65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female

      total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

      Infant mortality rate: 45.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth: total population: 66.51 years

      male: 63.85 years

      female: 69.31 years (2001 est.)

      Total fertility rate: 4.58 children born/woman (2001 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 1.38% (1999 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 73,000 (1999 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - deaths: 3,600 (1999 est.)

      Nationality: noun: Guatemalan(s)

      adjective: Guatemalan

      Ethnic groups: Mestizo (mixed Amerindian-Spanish or assimilated

       Amerindian - in local Spanish called Ladino), approximately 55%,

       Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian, approximately 43%, whites

       and others 2%

      Religions: Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs

      Languages: Spanish 60%, Amerindian languages 40% (more than 20

       Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam,

       Garifuna, and Xinca)

      Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

      total population: 63.6%

      male: 68.7%

      female: 58.5% (2000 est.)

      Guatemala Government

      Country name: conventional long form: Republic of Guatemala

      conventional short form: Guatemala

      local long form: Republica de Guatemala

      local short form: Guatemala

      Government type: constitutional democratic republic

      Capital: Guatemala

      Administrative divisions: 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

      Independence: 15 September 1821 (from Spain)

      National holiday: Independence Day, 15 September (1821)

      Constitution: 31 May 1985, effective 14 January 1986; note - suspended 25 May 1993 by former President SERRANO; reinstated 5 June 1993 following ouster of president; amended