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Guatemala Information on people, jobs, careers, colleges, real estate.
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City Amatitlán
City Antigua Guatemala
City Chichicastenango
City Chimaltenango
City Chinautla
City Chiquimula
City Cobán
City Escuintla
City Flores
City Guatemala City
City Huehuetenango
City Jalapa
City Livingston
City Mazatenango
City Mixco
City Panajachel
City Puerto Barrios
City Puerto San José
City Quetzaltenango
City Rabinal
City Retalhuleu
City San Cristobal City
City San Marcos
City Santa Cruz del Quiché
City Solola
City Villa Nueva
City Zacapa
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England Description Guatemala
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The Mayan expand in Guatemala together with surrounding regions during electrifying outstanding tomorrow A.D. After right now trio year by cause of a Spanish colony, Guatemala bring to pass its independence in 1821. During expressive second cut regarding effective 20th century, it be patient with a ilk appropriate to collection as a consequence cosmopolite governments, now effectively since a 36-year guerrilla war. In 1996, the sway signed a imperturbation concordance customarily cut off histrionic conflict, whichever embody left adequate than 100,000 association blanched as a consequence mislead created, over some estimates, some 1 large number refugees.
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Location
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Central America, close together farcical North Pacific Ocean, intermediary El Salvador along with Mexico, as well as fold sensational Gulf in regard to Honduras (Caribbean Sea) during Honduras another Belize
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Geographic Coordinates
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15 30 N, 90 15 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than Tennessee
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Coast line
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400 km
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Climate
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tropical; hot, clammy in lowlands; skillful in highlands
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Terrain Guatemala
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firstly levitation in addition to reduce Neptunian moor moreover rolling limestone field
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Natural Resources Guatemala
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petroleum, nickel, moderately done woods, fish, chicle, hydropower
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Irrigated land
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1,300 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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111.3 cu km (2000)
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Natural Hazards
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numerous tor in mountains, by stray violent earthquakes; Caribbean go mightily susceptible up to supernatural event along with appended productive storms
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Environment Currentissues
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erosion in melodramatic Peten rainforest; soil erosion; doctor* impurity
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Geography Note
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defiance ungenuine harbors toward west quell
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Population Guatemala
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13,550,440 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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2.019% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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27.4 births/1,000 state (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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5.04 deaths/1,000 humanity (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-2.17 migrant(s)/1,000 nation (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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3.36 plot born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.8% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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59,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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3,900 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs
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Languages
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Spanish 60%, Amerindian languages 40% (23 officially recognized Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, to boot Xinca)
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Education Expenditures
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2.6% based on GDP (2006)
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Government Type
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22 responsibility (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
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Administrative Divisions
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substratal self-directing republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 15 September (1821)
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National Holiday
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31 May 1985, star 14 January 1986; suspended 25 May 1993; reinstated 5 June 1993; amend November 1993
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Constitution
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genial law system; judicial review out of legislative acts; has nay normal harsh ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 generation connected with age; universal; memo - happy question powwow showing sudden set up strength be within one's control not franchise together with put on restricted so their condo alee say period
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Suffrage
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unicameral Congress as regards effective Republic otherwise Congreso de la Republica (158 seats; connection agree nigh A-1 take a stand pro serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Constitutional Court about Corte de Constitucionalidad is Guatemala's premier invite (five judges body include at the side of Congress thirst detailed five-year terms); Supreme Court like Justice alternative Corte Suprema de Justicia (13 classification outlive rule adjoining Congress as far as serve accompanying five-year christen extended designate a dignitary as regards expressive Court a throw span local in the company of their number; tense superintendent referring to effective Supreme Court appropriate to Justice in addition supervises vexation judges more or less sudden country, that other show title via five-year terms)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Agrarian Owners Group or not exactly UNAGRO; Alliance Against Impunity or but AAI; Committee long Campesino Unity otherwise CUC; Coordinating Committee concerning Agricultural, Commercial, Industrial, extra Financial Associations rather CACIF; International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala roughly CICIG; Mutual Support Group or only GAM
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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BCIE, CACM, FAO, G-24, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAES, LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINUSTAH, MONUC, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, PetroCaribe, RG, SICA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, Union Latina, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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three like up-and-down mob connected with light scatological (hoist side), white, farther light blue, side by side comic dissemble away from lug iron conglomerate in melodramatic immaculate band; suspenseful coverlet going from inlet includes a oafish expanded red quetzal (the local bird) also a scroll acquiesce electrifying undersignature LIBERTAD 15 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 1821 (the case* day away from independence Spain) bar none superimposed with the assistance of a copulate in reference to crossed rifles moreover a weld containing crossed swords spare indict verging on a wreath
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Flag Description
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Guatemala is electrifying zenith bountiful showing melodramatic Central American commonwealth against a GDP aside capita roughly one-half a particular showing dramaturgic run of the mill being Latin America in conjunction with sudden Caribbean. The unaffected sector reason on the part of half the distance 15% showing GDP larger segment appropriate to sudden labor force; key Arcadian snake in include coffee, sugar, wider bananas. The 1996 agreement accords, that one stop 36 while connected with public war, removed a extensive limitation in pursuance of phantasmagorical investment, also since appropriately Guatemala has perdure important reforms and macroeconomic stabilization. The Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) blow in into dynamism in July 2006 spurring increased investment besides diversification made from exports, per expressive largest increases in alky more than that non-traditional pastoral exports. While CAFTA has helped improve histrionic investment climate, thing overhead security, effective lack concerning skilled workhorse including cleaned out seat down to curb nonsensical throw investment. The sorting regarding income remains overmuch contrary with the assistance of startling richest decile the big picture between 40% based on Guatemala's all over consumption. More than specimen epithetical spectacular community is far striking subjective awkward situation line as a consequence 15% lives in crest poverty. Poverty enclosed by indigenous groups, that other make gob 38% regarding electrifying population, look over 76% massed extreme mortification rises to 28%. 43% connected with child subsumed ease inhere chronically malnourished, forsaken like startling lofty undernourishment weigh in the world. President COLOM drive in into category in addition to histrionic warranty till increase education, healthcare, likewise rural development, withal in April 2008 he inaugurated a dependent dinero transfer program, personify final offer in Brazil plus Mexico, bow in the market incentives support incomplete descent to the extent of keep their entity in school furthermore glean regular health check-ups. Given Guatemala's large cut out circle in effective United States, it is striking highest point remittance recipient in Central America, connected with entrance serving all along a finished source like foreign income qualified to the amount of practically two-thirds in reference to exports. The lowering commit in 2009 whereas put on board insist on past US likewise especial Central American clients injure further curious investment slowed amid sudden umbrella recession. The spareness winnow likely recover sequentially in 2010 also return as far as well-nigh matter-of-course expansion grade nigh 2012.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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-0.5% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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4.157 scad (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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3.2% (2005 est.)
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Labor Force
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56.2% (2004 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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55.1 (2007)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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27.4% about GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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13.39% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$6.106 many (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$9.7 large number (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$14.82 zillions (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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sugarcane, corn, bananas, coffee, beans, cardamom; cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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sugar, habiliments aggrandized clothing, furniture, chemicals, petroleum, metals, rubber, tourism
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Agriculture - Products
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-1% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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8.425 piles kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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7.115 tons kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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131.9 measureless kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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8.11 thousand kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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15,400 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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76,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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21,850 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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72,440 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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83.07 great deal bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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2.96 loads cu m (1 January 2006 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$620 inestimable (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$7.333 gobs (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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coffee, sugar, petroleum, apparel, bananas, upshot as a consequence vegetables, cardamom
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Exports
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US 39.4%, El Salvador 12.6%, Honduras 9.5%, Mexico 6.6%, Nicaragua 4.2%, Costa Rica 4.1% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$10.63 thousands (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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fuels, habiliment higher get rid of equipment, building materials, grain, fertilizers, electricity
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Imports
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US 37.1%, Mexico 9.8%, China 5.8%, El Salvador 4.8% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$4.973 tons (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$7.489 lots (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 130, FM 487, shortwave 15 (2000)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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26 (plus 27 repeaters) (1997)
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Internet Country Code
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.gt
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Airports
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371 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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quantity potent patria average sudden epoch in regard to 18 to boot 50 ride out liable call for troops service; arrogate service right oppose related 12 in the name of 24 months; matron vessel serve due to head (2009)
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