Official Name: Republic of Guatemala Location: Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Honduras and Belize and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Mexico. Capital: Guatemala Area: total: 108,890 sq km land: 108,430 sq km water: 460 sq km Lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m Highest point: Volcan Tajumulco 4,211 m

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Population: 12,728,111 (July 2007 est.) Nationality: Guatemalan(s) 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).

Tropical. Hot and humid in the lowlands, cooler in the highlands.

Government type: Constitutional democratic republic. Independence: 15 September 1821 (from Spain). National holiday: Independence Day, 15 September (1821).

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