Guatemala: all about this country and its main places!

General Information About Guatemala

Population

There are 16,176,133 inhabitants, or 0.22% of the population of planet earth. With a birth growth rate at 1.54%, the median age is 23.20 years.

Education

The average length of time residents spend in school is 11 years (including tertiary education).

Geography

The following languages are spoken by the nation's citizens: Spanish. The capital of this country is Guatemala City and the country has a border with Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico. 108,889 km² make up the entire country, a postcode system is employed and the key cities are: Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, Mazatenango, Ciudad De Guatemala, Retalhuleu.

Culture

You can find some UNESCO listed places: Tikal National Park, Antigua Guatemala, Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua. Example of famous dishes in this country: Fiambre, Pepian (hearty meat stew).

Economy

The sign for the local currency is Q (GTQ). In 2021 the GDP was $85,985,752,107 USD, placing it at position 64 in the market. The price for a Big Mac in this country is 26.00Q (around $3.36 USD).

Good to know

The country's websites have the domain name ".gt", phone numbers start with +502, the ISO code is GT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemala is a good place to find out more details on this country.

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