Formal name in Spanish: Rep?blica de Guatemala
Capital: Guatemala City
Head of state: ?lvaro Colom Caballeros
Languages: Spanish and 22 indigenous languages
Population: 14.017Millions
Surface area: 108,890 km2
Currency: Quetzal (GTQ)
GDP: US$36.471Billions
GDP per capital: US$2,601.872

Inflation: 9.41%
Exports of percentage of GDP: 22.5%
Value of exports (2008): 8.206Billions
Largest companies: Eegsa, Guatemala Distribuidores, La Fragua, Puerto Quetzal, Telgua
Top business school: Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala
Poverty (% living on <US $2/DAY):
Literacy (age 15+) rate: 69.1%
Human development index (2009): 122
Energy consumption: industry 15%, transportation 23%, agriculture 1%, commercial and public service 3%, residential 58%
Energy sources: hydroelectric power potential, the country uses just 10% (540 MW) and with over 1,000 MW in potential geothermal energy, just 3% (29 MW) is used.

Contact: Guatemaltecan Association of Exporters
www.export.com.gt