Official Name: República de Guatemala
Republic of Guatemala

Capital: Guatemala City

Population (2002): 11,237,196  (INE)

Size: 108,890 sq. Km. 42,043 sq. miles

Official Language: Spanish, and 22 other mayan, xinca and garifuna languages are spoken

Guatemala is divided in 22 departments (departamentos)

Currency: Quetzal Official Dollar Currency Exchange Here

Independence Day: September 15th of 1821

Official time: -6 GMT

Nobel Price Winners:
Peace (1992): Rigoberta Menchú
Literature(1967): Miguel Angel Asturias

Sports: Football, also known as Soccer. Other sports are practiced here, but the truth is, nobody cares about the rest. I like basketball, and usually there is a court at the central park in most places.

Personalities:
Ricardo Arjona, Singer
Carlos "Goldfish" Ruíz, MLS Player

Religion: Catholic, Protestant and Mayan

Guatemala Exports: Coffee, Sugar, Banana

Weather: Spring all year long!