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Capital: Guatemala City
Area: 108,889 sq km / 42,031 sq ml
Language: Spanish, 45% Mayan languages
Currency: Quetzal
Population: 13,909,384
Life expectancy: 62 (men), 67 (women)
Literacy rate: 63% (men), 47% (women)
Religions: 70% Roman Catholic, 30% Protestant
Physical features: Narrow coastal plains, mountainous, frequent earthquakes
Ethnic distribution: 2 groups; Indians (descended from highland Mayas), Ladinos (all other non-Indians)
Exports: Coffee, bananas, cotton, sugar, beef, chicle gum, cardamoms.
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