Guatemala

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Guatemala
Misc
Country CodeGT
Geography
Area (sq km)108,889
Coastline (km)400
Highest Point (m)4,220 (Volcan Tajumulco (highest point in Central America))
Average Elevation (m)759
People
Population16,581,273
Median Age22.50
Growth Rate1.72 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)24.60
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)5.00
Urban Population51.10 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth21.20
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)88.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)23.30
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)6.20 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)0.36
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)0.60
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)21.20 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)2.80 %
School life (years)11
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)5.00 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)138.100 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)2.80 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)8,200
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)13.60 %

See Also

North America
North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere.
Central America
Central America is a region found in the southern tip of North America and is sometimes defined as a subcontinent of the Americas.