The 2004 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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СКАЧАТЬ signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

      Geography - note:

       no natural harbors on west coast

      People Guatemala

      Population:

       14,280,596 (July 2004 est.)

      Age structure:

       0–14 years: 42.6% (male 3,118,396; female 2,970,729)

       15–64 years: 54% (male 3,898,939; female 3,817,435)

       65 years and over: 3.3% (male 221,154; female 253,943) (2004 est.)

      Median age:

       total: 18.4 years

       male: 18.1 years

       female: 18.6 years (2004 est.)

      Population growth rate:

       2.61% (2004 est.)

      Birth rate:

       34.58 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Death rate:

       6.79 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Net migration rate:

       −1.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Sex ratio:

       at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

       under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

       15–64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female

       65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female

       total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

      Infant mortality rate:

       total: 36.91 deaths/1,000 live births

       female: 36.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

       male: 37.71 deaths/1,000 live births

      Life expectancy at birth:

       total population: 65.19 years

       male: 64.3 years

       female: 66.13 years (2004 est.)

      Total fertility rate:

       4.6 children born/woman (2004 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

       1.1% (2003 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

       78,000 (2003 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - deaths:

       5,800 (2003 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% (23 officially recognized

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

       Garifuna, and Xinca)

      Literacy:

       definition: age 15 and over can read and write

       total population: 70.6%

       male: 78%

       female: 63.3% (2003 est.)

      Government Guatemala

      Country name:

       conventional long form: Republic of Guatemala

       conventional short form: Guatemala

       local short form: Guatemala

       local long form: Republica de 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 November 1993

      Legal system:

       civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts; has not

       accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

      Suffrage:

       18 years of age; universal (active duty members of the armed forces

       may not vote and are restricted to their barracks on election day)

      Executive branch:

       chief of state: President Oscar Jose Rafael BERGER Perdomo (since

       14 January 2004); Vice President Eduardo STEIN Barillas (since 14

       January 2004); note - the president is both the chief of state and

       head of government

       head of government: President Oscar Jose Rafael BERGER Perdomo

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