Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs
Muslim 98.7%, Christian 1.1%, Jewish 0.2%
Languages
Spanish 60%, Amerindian languages 40% (23 officially recognized Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca)
Arabic (official), Berber dialects, French often the language of business, government, and diplomacy
Exports
coffee, sugar, petroleum, apparel, bananas, fruits and vegetables, cardamom
clothing and textiles, electric components, inorganic chemicals, transistors, crude minerals, fertilizers (including phosphates), petroleum products, citrus fruits, vegetables, fish
External Debt
$15,670,000,000 $
$28,080,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
quetzales (GTQ) per US dollar - 7.5895 (2008 est.), 7.6833 (2007), 7.6026 (2006), 7.6339 (2005), 7.9465 (2004)
Moroccan dirhams (MAD) per US dollar - 7.526 (2008 est.), 8.3563 (2007), 8.7722 (2006), 8.865 (2005), 8.868 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.400%
5.000%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
2
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
Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Western Sahara
Area
108,889 km sq
446,550 km sq
Coastline
400 km
1,835 km
Climate
tropical; hot, humid in lowlands; cooler in highlands
Mediterranean, becoming more extreme in the interior
