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Guatemala - factfile |
Guatemala is a small country in Central America. Approximately
90 per cent of the population is descended from the Mayan people,
who lived in Guatemala before the Spanish invaded in 1524.
Population: 13.2m
Language: Spanish and at least 21 Mayan indigenous
languages, and two other indigenous languages.
Capital city: Guatemala City
Currency: Quetzal (7-8 Quetzales to the US$)
Life expectancy at birth: 68 years
Access to safe water: 68 per cent
Literacy: 95 per cent
Infant mortality: 45 per 1000 live births
North and South
The term ‘the South’ is used to describe low- and middle-
income countries in Asia, Africa. Latin America, and the Middle
East. Richer countries are called ‘the North’.
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