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Country Facts
Size: 42,042 square miles, slightly smaller than the state of Tennessee.
Capital: Guatemala City (pop. 1.170, 000)
Population: Over fourteen million, with 55% Ladinos (Amerindian-Spanish) and 43% Amerindian.
Language: Spanish is the official language. Several Maya dialects and Garifuna on the Caribbean Coast are also spoken.
Location: Central America bordered by Mexico, Belize, El Salvador and Honduras.
Currency: Quetzal (Floats, currently $1 US = about 240) in notes of 5,000, 1,000, 500, 100 and 50.
Electricity: 110V.
Religion: More than 90 percent of Guatemalans are Roman Catholic.
NATIONAL PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
Jan 1: New Year's Day
Holy Week: Apr 9-16, 2006
May 1: Labor Day
Jun 30: Army Day
Sep 15: Independence Day
Oct 20: Revolution Day
Nov 1: All Saint's Day
Dec 25: Christmas Day
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