1. It is bordered by Mexcio, the Pacific Ocean, Belize, the Caribbean, Honduras and El Salvador.
2. The population is 13,000,000.
3. The government is Presidential republic.
4. The relative size of Guatemala is 42,042 square miles.
5. Remittances, tourism and the value of exports are the leading contributors.
6. Spanish and Mayan dialects are the lauguages spoken.
7. The religion is 50-60% of the population is Catholic, 40% Protestant, and 1% follow the Mayan faith.
8. Guatemala has a number of public elementary and secondary-level schools. The schools are free but you have to pay for the cost of books, uniforms, suppilies and transportation. They also have one public university and 9 privte ones. Many middle and upper-class children go to private schools.
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