25 December 1000 (crowning of King STEPHEN I, traditional founding date)
Religions
Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs
Roman Catholic 51.9%, Calvinist 15.9%, Lutheran 3%, Greek Catholic 2.6%, other Christian 1%, other or unspecified 11.1%, unaffiliated 14.5% (2001 census)
Languages
Spanish 60%, Amerindian languages 40% (23 officially recognized Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca)
Hungarian 93.6%, other or unspecified 6.4% (2001 census)
Exports
coffee, sugar, petroleum, apparel, bananas, fruits and vegetables, cardamom
machinery and equipment 61.1%, other manufactures 28.7%, food products 6.5%, raw materials 2%, fuels and electricity 1.6% (2003)
External Debt
$15,670,000,000 $
$184,500,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
quetzales (GTQ) per US dollar - 7.5895 (2008 est.), 7.6833 (2007), 7.6026 (2006), 7.6339 (2005), 7.9465 (2004)
forints (HUF) per US dollar - 171.8 (2008), 183.83 (2007), 210.39 (2006), 199.58 (2005), 202.75 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.400%
1.750%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
10
Location
Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Mexico, and bordering the Gulf of Honduras (Caribbean Sea) between Honduras and Belize
Central Europe, northwest of Romania
Area
108,889 km sq
93,028 km sq
Coastline
400 km
0 km
Climate
tropical; hot, humid in lowlands; cooler in highlands
