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country name: Republic of Guatemala
Area:
109,000 sq km (42,500 sq mi)
Population: 12.6 million (growth rate 2.6%)
Capital city: Guatemala City
(pop 2 million)
People:
56% mestizo/ladino, 44% Maya
Language: Spanish, Garífuna, 21 Maya languages
Religion:
mostly Roman Catholic
Guatemala is divided into 22 departments, the following are:
- Guatemala
- Petén
- Izabal
- Alta Verapaz
- Baja Verapaz
- Jalapa
- Escuintla
- Santa Rosa
- Quiché
- Jutiapa
- Chiquimula
- Zacapa
- El Progreso
- Retalhuleu
- Huehuetenango
- Chimaltenango
- Sacatepequea
- Suchitepéquez
- Quetzaltenango
- San Marcos
- Sololá
- Totonicapán
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