GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $46.7 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $74.64 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $5,000 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Guatemala City
Population (Estimated July 2012): 14,099,032
Area: 109,117 km2 or 42,130 mi2
Currency: Quetzal (Q)
Official Language: Spanish
Political Information: Unitary Presidential Constitutional Republic
Official Religion: No Official Religion (Roman Catholic, Protestant and indigenous Mayan religious beliefs are most common)
Highest Mountain: Volcán Tajumulco 4,220m or 13,845 ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): -6:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 22 Departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz, Chimaltenango, Chiquimula, El Progreso, Escuintla, Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Izabal, Jalapa, Jutiapa, Peten, Quetzaltenango, Quiche, Retalhuleu, Sacatepequez, San Marcos, Santa Rosa, Solola, Suchitepequez, Totonicapan, Zacapa
Leaders: President Otto Pérez Molina and Vice President Roxana Baldetti
Additional: Gained independence From Spain on the 15th of September 1821.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.
