The 2003 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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      Ports and harbors:

       Apra Harbor

      Merchant marine:

       none (2002 est.)

      Airports:

       5 (2002)

      Airports - with paved runways: total: 4 over 3,047 m: 2 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2002)

      Airports - with unpaved runways:

       total: 1

       under 914 m: 1 (2002)

      Military Guam

      Military - note: defense is the responsibility of the US

      Transnational Issues Guam

      Disputes - international: none

      This page was last updated on 18 December, 2003

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      @Guatemala

      Introduction Guatemala

      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.

      Geography Guatemala

      Location:

       Middle 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

       water: 460 sq km

       land: 108,430 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: 12.54% permanent crops: 5.03% other: 82.43% (1998 est.)

      Irrigated land:

       1,250 sq km (1998 est.)

      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 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

      People Guatemala

      Population:

       13,909,384 (July 2003 est.)

      Age structure:

       0–14 years: 42.9% (male 3,052,658; female 2,908,428)

       15–64 years: 53.8% (male 3,779,688; female 3,706,315)

       65 years and over: 3.3% (male 215,653; female 246,642) (2003 est.)

      Median age:

       total: 18.3 years

       male: 18.1 years

       female: 18.5 years (2002)

      Population growth rate:

       2.66% (2003 est.)

      Birth rate:

       35.05 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

      Death rate:

       6.78 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)

      Net migration rate:

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