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World Gazetteer Results for Chinautla:
NameChinautla
Geographical TypeLocality
Population97172
Latitude
Longitude
CountryGuatemala
Administrative DivisionGuatemala
Dictionary Results for Guatemala:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
Guatemala
    n 1: a republic in Central America; achieved independence from
         Spain in 1821; noted for low per capita income and
         illiteracy; politically unstable [syn: Guatemala,
         Republic of Guatemala]

2. CIA World Factbook 2002
Guatemala

   Introduction Guatemala
   ----------------------
                            Background: 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.
  
   Geography Guatemala
   -------------------
                              Location: Middle America, bordering the
                                        Caribbean Sea, between Honduras and
                                        Belize and bordering the North
                                        Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador
                                        and Mexico
                Geographic coordinates: 15 30 N, 90 15 W
                        Map references: Central America and the Caribbean
                                  Area: total: 108,890 sq km
                                        water: 460 sq km
                                        land: 108,430 sq km
                    Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Tennessee
                       Land boundaries: total: 1,687 km
                                        border countries: Belize 266 km, El
                                        Salvador 203 km, Honduras 256 km,
                                        Mexico 962 km
                             Coastline: 400 km
                       Maritime claims: continental shelf: 200-m depth or to
                                        the depth of exploitation
                                        exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
                                        territorial sea: 12 NM
                               Climate: tropical; hot, humid in lowlands;
                                        cooler in highlands
                               Terrain: mostly mountains with narrow coastal
                                        plains and rolling limestone plateau
                                        (Peten)
                    Elevation extremes: lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
                                        highest point: Volcan Tajumulco
                                        4,211 m
                     Natural resources: petroleum, nickel, rare woods, fish,
                                        chicle, hydropower
                              Land use: arable land: 12.54%
                                        permanent crops: 5.03%
                                        other: 82.43% (1998 est.)
                        Irrigated land: 1,250 sq km (1998 est.)
                       Natural hazards: numerous volcanoes in mountains,
                                        with occasional violent earthquakes;
                                        Caribbean coast extremely
                                        susceptible to hurricanes and other
                                        tropical storms
          Environment - current issues: deforestation in the Peten
                                        rainforest; soil erosion; water
                                        pollution
            Environment - international party to: Antarctic Treaty,
                            agreements: Biodiversity, Climate Change,
                                        Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol,
                                        Desertification, Endangered Species,
                                        Environmental Modification,
                                        Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea,
                                        Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban,
                                        Ozone Layer Protection, Ship
                                        Pollution, Wetlands
                                        signed, but not ratified: Antarctic-
                                        Environmental Protocol
                      Geography - note: no natural harbors on west coast
  
   People Guatemala
   ----------------
                            Population: 13,314,079 (July 2002 est.)
                         Age structure: 0-14 years: 41.8% (male 2,841,486;
                                        female 2,725,343)
                                        15-64 years: 54.5% (male 3,629,363;
                                        female 3,630,273)
                                        65 years and over: 3.7% (male
                                        227,369; female 260,245) (2002 est.)
                Population growth rate: 2.57% (2002 est.)
                            Birth rate: 34.17 births/1,000 population (2002
                                        est.)
                            Death rate: 6.67 deaths/1,000 population (2002
                                        est.)
                    Net migration rate: -1.79 migrant(s)/1,000 population
                                        (2002 est.)
                             Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
                                        under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
                                        15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
                                        65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/
                                        female
                                        total population: 1.01 male(s)/
                                        female (2002 est.)
                 Infant mortality rate: 44.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2002
                                        est.)
              Life expectancy at birth: total population: 66.85 years
                                        female: 69.66 years (2002 est.)
                                        male: 64.16 years
                  Total fertility rate: 4.51 children born/woman (2002 est.)
      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 1.38% (1999 est.)
     HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/ 73,000 (1999 est.)
                                  AIDS:
                     HIV/AIDS - deaths: 3,600 (1999 est.)
                           Nationality: noun: Guatemalan(s)
                                        adjective: Guatemalan
                         Ethnic groups: Mestizo (mixed Amerindian-Spanish or
                                        assimilated Amerindian - in local
                                        Spanish called Ladino),
                                        approximately 55%, Amerindian or
                                        predominantly Amerindian,
                                        approximately 43%, whites and others
                                        2%
                             Religions: Roman Catholic, Protestant,
                                        indigenous Mayan beliefs
                             Languages: Spanish 60%, Amerindian languages
                                        40% (more than 20 Amerindian
                                        languages, including Quiche,
                                        Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna,
                                        and Xinca)
                              Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read
                                        and write
                                        total population: 63.6%
                                        male: 68.7%
                                        female: 58.5% (2000 est.)
  
   Government Guatemala
   --------------------
                          Country name: conventional long form: Republic of
                                        Guatemala
                                        conventional short form: Guatemala
                                        local short form: Guatemala
                                        local long form: Republica de
                                        Guatemala
                       Government type: constitutional democratic republic
                               Capital: Guatemala
              Administrative divisions: 22 departments (departamentos,
                                        singular - departamento); Alta
                                        Verapaz, Baja Verapaz,
                                        Chimaltenango, Chiquimula, El
                                        Progreso, Escuintla, Guatemala,
                                        Huehuetenango, Izabal, Jalapa,
                                        Jutiapa, Peten, Quetzaltenango,
                                        Quiche, Retalhuleu, Sacatepequez,
                                        San Marcos, Santa Rosa, Solola,
                                        Suchitepequez, Totonicapan, Zacapa
                          Independence: 15 September 1821 (from Spain)
                      National holiday: Independence Day, 15 September
                                        (1821)
                          Constitution: 31 May 1985, effective 14 January
                                        1986; note - suspended 25 May 1993
                                        by former President SERRANO;
                                        reinstated 5 June 1993 following
                                        ouster of president; amended
                                        November 1993
                          Legal system: civil law system; judicial review of
                                        legislative acts; has not accepted
                                        compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
                              Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal (active
                                        duty members of the armed forces may
                                        not vote)
                      Executive branch: chief of state: President Alfonso
                                        Antonio PORTILLO Cabrera (since 14
                                        January 2000); Vice President Juan
                                        Francisco REYES Lopez (since 14
                                        January 2000); note - the president
                                        is both the chief of state and head
                                        of government
                                        head of government: President
                                        Alfonso Antonio PORTILLO Cabrera
                                        (since 14 January 2000); Vice
                                        President Juan Francisco REYES Lopez
                                        (since 14 January 2000); note - the
                                        president is both the chief of state
                                        and head of government
                                        cabinet: Council of Ministers
                                        appointed by the president
                                        elections: president elected by
                                        popular vote for a four-year term;
                                        election last held 7 November 1999;
                                        runoff held 26 December 1999 (next
                                        to be held NA November 2003)
                                        election results: Alfonso Antonio
                                        PORTILLO Cabrera elected president;
                                        percent of vote - Alfonso Antonio
                                        PORTILLO Cabrera (FRG) 68%, Oscar
                                        BERGER Perdomo (PAN) 32%
                    Legislative branch: unicameral Congress of the Republic
                                        or Congreso de la Republica (113
                                        seats; members are elected by
                                        popular vote to serve four-year
                                        terms)
                                        elections: last held 7 November 1999
                                        (next to be held NA November 2003)
                                        note: for the 7 November 1999
                                        election, the number of
                                        congressional seats increased to 113
                                        from 80
                                        election results: percent of vote by
                                        party - NA%; seats by party - FRG
                                        63, PAN 37, ANN 9, DCG 2, UD/LOV 1,
                                        PLP 1
                       Judicial branch: Supreme Court of Justice or Corte
                                        Suprema de Justicia (thirteen
                                        members serve concurrent five-year
                                        terms and elect a president of the
                                        Court each year from among their
                                        number; the president of the Supreme
                                        Court of Justice also supervises
                                        trial judges around the country, who
                                        are named to five-year terms);
                                        Constitutional Court or Corte de
                                        Constitutcionalidad (five judges are
                                        elected for concurrent five-year
                                        terms by Congress, each serving one
                                        year as president of the
                                        Constitutional Court; one is elected
                                        by Congress, one elected by the
                                        Supreme Court of Justice, one
                                        appointed by the President, one
                                        elected by Superior Counsel of
                                        Universidad San Carlos de Guatemala,
                                        and one by Colegio de Abogados)
         Political parties and leaders: Authentic Integral Development or
                                        DIA [Jorge Luis ORTEGA]; Democratic
                                        Union or UD [Jose Luis CHEA
                                        Urruela]; Green Party or LOV [Jose
                                        ASTURIAS Rudecke]; Guatemalan
                                        Christian Democracy or DCG [Vinicio
                                        CEREZO Arevalo]; Guatemalan National
                                        Revolutionary Unity or URNG [Pablo
                                        MONSANTO, also known as Jorge SOTO];
                                        Guatemalan Republican Front or FRG
                                        [Efrain RIOS Montt]; New Nation
                                        Alliance or ANN [leader NA], which
                                        includes the URNG; National
                                        Advancement Party or PAN [Leonel
                                        LOPEZ Rodas]; Progressive Liberator
                                        Party or PLP [Acisclo VALLADARES
                                        Molina]
          Political pressure groups and Agrarian Owners Group or UNAGRO;
                               leaders: Alliance Against Impunity or AAI;
                                        Committee for Campesino Unity or
                                        CUC; Coordinating Committee of
                                        Agricultural, Commercial,
                                        Industrial, and Financial
                                        Associations or CACIF; Mutual
                                        Support Group or GAM
             International organization BCIE, CACM, CCC, ECLAC, FAO, G-24,
                         participation: G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU,
                                        ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO,
                                        ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM,
                                        ISO (correspondent), ITU, LAES, LAIA
                                        (observer), NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW
                                        (signatory), PCA, RG, UN, UNCTAD,
                                        UNESCO, UNIDO, UNU, UPU, WCL, WFTU,
                                        WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO
   Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Ariel
                                        RIVERA Irias
                                        chancery: 2220 R Street NW,
                                        Washington, DC 20008
                                        consulate(s) general: Chicago,
                                        Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New
                                        York, and San Francisco
                                        FAX: [1] (202) 745-1908
                                        telephone: [1] (202) 745-4952
     Diplomatic representation from the chief of mission: Ambassador
                                    US: Prudence BUSHNELL
                                        embassy: 7-01 Avenida Reforma, Zone
                                        10, Guatemala City
                                        mailing address: APO AA 34024
                                        telephone: [502] 331-1541/55
                                        FAX: [502] 334-8477
                      Flag description: three equal vertical bands of light
                                        blue (hoist side), white, and light
                                        blue with the coat of arms centered
                                        in the white band; the coat of arms
                                        includes a green and red quetzal
                                        (the national bird) and a scroll
                                        bearing the inscription LIBERTAD 15
                                        DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 1821 (the original
                                        date of independence from Spain) all
                                        superimposed on a pair of crossed
                                        rifles and a pair of crossed swords
                                        and framed by a wreath
  
   Economy Guatemala
   -----------------
                    Economy - overview: The agricultural sector accounts for
                                        about one-fourth of GDP, two-thirds
                                        of exports, and half of the labor
                                        force. Coffee, sugar, and bananas
                                        are the main products. Former
                                        President ARZU (1996-2000) worked to
                                        implement a program of economic
                                        liberalization and political
                                        modernization. The 1996 signing of
                                        the peace accords, which ended 36
                                        years of civil war, removed a major
                                        obstacle to foreign investment. In
                                        1998, Hurricane Mitch caused
                                        relatively little damage to
                                        Guatemala compared to its neighbors.
                                        Ongoing challenges include
                                        increasing government revenues,
                                        negotiating further assistance from
                                        international donors, and increasing
                                        the efficiency and openness of both
                                        government and private financial
                                        operations. Despite low
                                        international prices for Guatemala's
                                        main commodities, the economy grew
                                        by 3% in 2000 and 2.3% in 2001.
                                        Guatemala, along with Honduras and
                                        El Salvador, recently concluded a
                                        free trade agreement with Mexico and
                                        has moved to protect international
                                        property rights. However, the
                                        PORTILLO administration has
                                        undertaken a review of
                                        privatizations under the previous
                                        administration, thereby creating
                                        some uncertainty among investors.
                                   GDP: purchasing power parity - $48.3
                                        billion (2001 est.)
                GDP - real growth rate: 2.3% (2001 est.)
                      GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $3,700
                                        (2001 est.)
           GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 23%
                                        industry: 20%
                                        services: 57% (2000 est.)
         Population below poverty line: 60% (2000 est.)
     Household income or consumption by lowest 10%: 1.6%
                      percentage share: highest 10%: 46% (1998)
   Distribution of family income - Gini 55.8 (1998)
                                 index:
      Inflation rate (consumer prices): 7.6% (2001)
                           Labor force: 4.2 million (1999 est.)
           Labor force - by occupation: agriculture 50%, industry 15%,
                                        services 35% (1999 est.)
                     Unemployment rate: 7.5% (1999 est.)
                                Budget: revenues: $2.1 billion
                                        expenditures: $2.5 billion,
                                        including capital expenditures of
                                        $NA (2000 est.)
                            Industries: sugar, textiles and clothing,
                                        furniture, chemicals, petroleum,
                                        metals, rubber, tourism
     Industrial production growth rate: 4.1% (1999)
              Electricity - production: 5.929 billion kWh (2000)
    Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 50.35%
                                        hydro: 44.54%
                                        other: 5.11% (2000)
                                        nuclear: 0%
             Electricity - consumption: 4.797 billion kWh (2000)
                 Electricity - exports: 840 million kWh (2000)
                 Electricity - imports: 123 million kWh (2000)
                Agriculture - products: sugarcane, corn, bananas, coffee,
                                        beans, cardamom; cattle, sheep,
                                        pigs, chickens
                               Exports: $2.9 billion (f.o.b., 2001)
                 Exports - commodities: coffee, sugar, bananas, fruits and
                                        vegetables, cardamom, meat, apparel,
                                        petroleum, electricity
                    Exports - partners: US 57%, El Salvador 8.7%, Costa Rica
                                        3.7%, Nicaragua 2.8%, Germany 2.6%
                                        (2000)
                               Imports: $4.9 billion (f.o.b., 2001)
                 Imports - commodities: fuels, machinery and transport
                                        equipment, construction materials,
                                        grain, fertilizers, electricity
                    Imports - partners: US 35.2%, Mexico 12.6%, South Korea
                                        7.9%, El Salvador 6.4%, Venezuela
                                        3.9% (2000)
                       Debt - external: $4.5 billion (2001 est.)
              Economic aid - recipient: $212 million (1995)
                              Currency: quetzal (GTQ), US dollar (USD),
                                        others allowed
                         Currency code: GTQ; USD
                        Exchange rates: quetzales per US dollar - 8.0165
                                        (January 2002), 7.8586 (2001),
                                        7.7632 (2000), 7.3856 (1999), 6.3947
                                        (1998), 6.0653 (1997)
                           Fiscal year: calendar year
  
   Communications Guatemala
   ------------------------
        Telephones - main lines in use: 665,061 (June 2000)
          Telephones - mobile cellular: 663,296 (September 2000)
                      Telephone system: general assessment: fairly modern
                                        network centered in the city of
                                        Guatemala
                                        domestic: NA
                                        international: connected to Central
                                        American Microwave System; satellite
                                        earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic
                                        Ocean)
              Radio broadcast stations: AM 130, FM 487, shortwave 15 (2000)
                                Radios: 835,000 (1997)
         Television broadcast stations: 26 (plus 27 repeaters) (1997)
                           Televisions: 1.323 million (1997)
                 Internet country code: .gt
     Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 5 (2000)
                        Internet users: 65,000 (2000)
  
   Transportation Guatemala
   ------------------------
                              Railways: total: 884 km
                                        narrow gauge: 884 km 0.914-m gauge
                                        (single-track)
                                        note: much of the railway is
                                        inoperable (2001 est.)
                              Highways: total: 13,856 km
                                        paved: 4,370 km (including 140 km of
                                        expressways)
                                        unpaved: 9,486 km (1998)
                             Waterways: 990 km
                                        note: 260 km navigable year round;
                                        additional 730 km navigable during
                                        highwater season
                             Pipelines: crude oil 275 km
                     Ports and harbors: Champerico, Puerto Barrios, Puerto
                                        Quetzal, San Jose, Santo Tomas de
                                        Castilla
                       Merchant marine: none (2002 est.)
                              Airports: 475 (2001)
         Airports - with paved runways: total: 11
                                        2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
                                        1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
                                        914 to 1,523 m: 4
                                        under 914 m: 2 (2001)
       Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 464
                                        2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
                                        1,524 to 2,437 m: 9
                                        914 to 1,523 m: 123
                                        under 914 m: 331 (2001)
  
   Military Guatemala
   ------------------
                      Military branches: Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air
                                         Force
       Military manpower - military age: 18 years of age (2002 est.)
       Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 3,186,894 (2002
                                         est.)
    Military manpower - fit for military males age 15-49: 2,080,504 (2002
                                service: est.)
   Military manpower - reaching military males: 140,358 (2002 est.)
                           age annually:
          Military expenditures - dollar $120 million (FY99)
                                 figure:
      Military expenditures - percent of 0.6% (FY99)
                                    GDP:
  
   Transnational Issues Guatemala
   ------------------------------
              Disputes - international: the "Line of Adjacency", established
                                        as an agreed limit in 2000 to check
                                        squatters settling in Belize,
                                        remains in place while OAS assists
                                        states to resolve Guatemalan
                                        territorial claims in Belize and
                                        Guatemalan maritime access to the
                                        Caribbean Sea
                         Illicit drugs: transit country for cocaine and
                                        heroin; minor producer of illicit
                                        opium poppy and cannabis for mostly
                                        domestic consumption; proximity to
                                        Mexico makes Guatemala a major
                                        staging area for drugs (cocaine and
                                        heroin shipments); money laundering
                                        is a serious problem; corruption is
                                        a major problem
  
                                       



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