Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs
Hindu 48%, Roman Catholic 23.6%, Muslim 16.6%, other Christian 8.6%, other 2.5%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.4% (2000 census)
Languages
Spanish 60%, Amerindian languages 40% (23 officially recognized Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca)
Creole 80.5%, Bhojpuri 12.1%, French 3.4%, English (official; spoken by less than 1% of the population), other 3.7%, unspecified 0.3% (2000 census)
Exports
coffee, sugar, petroleum, apparel, bananas, fruits and vegetables, cardamom
clothing and textiles, sugar, cut flowers, molasses, fish
External Debt
$15,670,000,000 $
$5,205,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
quetzales (GTQ) per US dollar - 7.5895 (2008 est.), 7.6833 (2007), 7.6026 (2006), 7.6339 (2005), 7.9465 (2004)
Mauritian rupees (MUR) per US dollar - 27.973 (2008 est.), 31.798 (2007), 31.656 (2006), 29.496 (2005), 27.499 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.400%
0.300%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
1
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
Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar
Area
108,889 km sq
2,040 km sq
Coastline
400 km
177 km
Climate
tropical; hot, humid in lowlands; cooler in highlands
tropical, modified by southeast trade winds; warm, dry winter (May to November); hot, wet, humid summer (November to May)
