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Population estimate:

  • 13,824,463– July 2011

Border countries

  • Mexico – 962 km
  • Belize – 266 km
  • Honduras – 256 km
  • El Salvador – 203 km

Ethnic groups

  • Mestizo/Ladino - 59.4%
  • K'iche - 9.1%
  • Kaqchikel - 8.4%
  • Mam - 7.9%
  • Q'eqchi - 6.3%
  • Other Mayan - 8.6%
  • Indigenous non-Mayan - 0.2%
  • Other - 0.1%

Languages

  • Spanish – 60%
  • Indigenous – 40% - 23 officially recognized indigenous languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kechi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca

Religion

  • Roman Catholic
  • Protestant
  • Indigenous

Birth rate

  • 26.96 births / 1,000 population

Death rate

  • 4.98 deaths / 1,000 population

Infant mortality rate

  • 26.02 deaths / 1,000 live births

Net migration rate

  • -2.12 migrants/1,000 population

Population below poverty line

  • 56.2% [2004 est.]

Literacy rate

  • 69.1%

Source: CIA World Factbook

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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