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    General Information
    Region    Central America
    Population (000, 2020)   17 916
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   167.2
    Capital city    Guatemala City
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   2 891.2b
    UN membership date    21-Nov-45
    Surface area (km2)   108 889a
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   97.1
    National currency    Quetzal (GTQ)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   7.7b
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)41 33863 76778 461c
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)2.94.13.1c
    GDP per capita (current US$)2 825.53 923.64 549.0c
    Economy: Agriculture (% of Gross Value Added)11.410.810.2c
    Economy: Industry (% of Gross Value Added)2827.225.2c
    Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA)5756.853.4c
    Employment in agriculture (% of employed)33.531.931.3d
    Employment in industry (% of employed)2218.918.4d
    Employment in services (% employed)44.549.250.3d
    Unemploymentd (% of labour force)3.52.52.5
    Labour force participation rated (female/male pop. %)40.5 / 84.239.1 / 85.539.9 / 86.4
    CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100)100e122143b
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)124157158f
    International trade: exports (million current US$)8 46010 67711 289b
    International trade: imports (million current US$)13 83017 63719 871b
    International trade: balance (million current US$)- 5 370- 6 960- 8 581b
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)-767-7741 854b
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth rateg (average annual %)2.22.11.9
    Urban population (% of total population)48.45051.4b
    Urban population growth rateg (average annual %)2.82.7...
    Fertility rate, totalg (live births per woman)3.63.22.9
    Life expectancy at birthg (females/males, years)73.7 / 67.275.6 / 69.276.8 / 71.0
    Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)39.4 / 6.136.2 / 6.733.3 / 7.2
    International migrant stockh (000/% of total pop.)66.4 / 0.578.4 / 0.580.4 / 0.5b
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)0.1i0.3146.8b
    Infant mortality rateg (per 1 000 live births)31.326.920.7
    Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)6.165.8a
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)0.9j...0.4c
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)2.832.8a
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)114.3 / 116.699.9 / 103.1100.5 / 103.2c
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)50.7 / 53.952.6 / 55.851.4 / 54.0c
    Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)17.5 / 17.1k23.6 / 20.0... / ...
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)40.729.422.5c
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)1213.319l
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)10.5d28.8d65m,a
    Research & Development expendituren (% of GDP)~0.0~0.0~0.0a
    Threatened species (number)230282352
    Forested aread (% of land area)34.73333a
    CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)10.3 / 0.715.2 / 0.915.7 / 0.9a
    Energy production, primary (Petajoules)279289343a
    Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)272831a
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)1 1191 4731 781c
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)25.328.930b
    Pop. using safely managed drinking water (urban/rural, %)61.6 / 43.464.8 / 45.365.6 / 46.1a
    Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)10.660.52c
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