| Location: | Middle America, bordering
the Caribbean Sea, between Honduras and Belize and bordering the North
Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Mexico 15 30 N, 90 15 W |
| Population: | 12,974,361 (July 2001 est.) |
| Area: | total: 108,890 sq
km land: 108,430 sq km water: 460 sq km slightly smaller than Tennessee |
| Climate: | tropical; hot, humid in lowlands; cooler in highlands |
| Terrain: | mostly mountains with narrow coastal plains and rolling limestone plateau (Peten) |
| Elevation: | lowest point:
Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Volcan Tajumulco 4,211 m |
Guatemala was freed of Spanish colonial rule in 1821. During the second half of the 20th century, it experienced a variety of military and civilian governments as well as a 36-year guerrilla war. In 1996, the government signed a peace agreement formally ending the conflict, which had led to the death of more than 100,000 people and had created some 1 million refugees.
Guatemala
1992, 2004, 2010
