Facts and Figures on Guatemala

Well, I thought some of you may need some background info on Guatemala just like I did. So here are some facts about Guatemala. I esepcially found the fact that most Guatemalans live on less than $2 a day sad.

Size: Guatemala is about the size of Tennessee


Terrrain: Mountainous, fertile coastal plain


Population: 14.36 million


Literacy: 70.6%


Workforce: 50% of people work in some form of Agriculture


Gov't: President with a one house legislature


Goods: Oil, Coffee, Sugar, Bananas


Population: More than half Native Americans (Mayans)


Language: Spanish


Money: 51% of Population lives on less than $2 a day


Guatemala gained independence from Spain in 1821


Infant Mortality, Child Malnutrition and illiteracy among the worst in Western Hemisphere


Deforestation of the Rainforest by Drug Farmers and Cattle Ranchers


Currency: Quetzal


More birds than the U.S and Canada combined!