Guatemala
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| Naitional motto: "País de la Eterna Primavera" "Country of the Eternal Spring" |
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 Location o Guatemala (Green)
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| Offeecial leid | Spainyie, 22 indigenous languages | ||||
| Caipital | Guatemala Ceety | ||||
| Lairgest ceety | capital | ||||
| Govrenment Heid o State - |
Presidential Republic President Álvaro Colom
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| Area | 108,890 | ||||
| Population | 13,276,517 | ||||
| Foondin | September 15, 1821 | ||||
| Siller | Quetzal | ||||
| Time zone | UTC-6 | ||||
| Naitional anthem | Himno Nacional de Guatemala | ||||
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| Internet TLD | .gt | ||||
| Cawin code | +502 | ||||
Guatemala (pronounced /ˌɡwɑːtəˈmɑːlə/ (
listen); Spainyie: República de Guatemala, Template:IPA-es), kent offeecially as the Republic o Guatemala is a kintra in Central America bordered bi Mexico to the northwast, the Pacific Ocean to the soothwast, Belize to the northaest, the Caribbean to the aest, an Honduras an El Salvador to the southaest.
A representative democracy, its caipital is Guatemala Ceety. Guatemala's abundance o biologically significant an unique ecosystems contributes to Mesoamericae's designation as a biodiversity hotspot.
[edit] Etymology
The oreegin o the name "Guatemala" is unclear, but several theories exist. "Guatemala" is derived frae "Goathemala", which means "the land o the trees" in the Maya-Toltec leid. Anither theory is that it comes frae the Nahuatl expression "Cuauhtitlan", meanin "atween the trees". Cuauhtitlan wis the name the Tlaxcaltecan sodgers who accompanied Pedro de Alvarado durin the Spainyie Conquest gave tae this territory. Lastly, there is a theory that it is the Spainyie corruption o a Nahoa wird coactmoct-lan, meanin "land o the snake eatin bird".
