Guatemala

Guatemala

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 * Helpful Websites **

** Merida **** Agreement with Guatemala ** [|http://www.america.gov/st/texttrans-english/2009/February/20090206141207xjsnommis0.1490442.html] [|http://www.state.gov/www/background_notes/guatemala_0500_bgn.html#gov1] [|http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/hispanic/guatemala/guatemala.html] [|http://www.worldinfozone.com/country.php?country=Guatemala] [|http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2045.htm] [|http://www.worldinformation.com/worldroot/start.asp?content=world&continent=Central_America&country=502&bodytext=profile] [|https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gt.html] [|http://www.virtualsources.com/Countries/Latin%20America%20Countries/Guatemala.htm] [|http://www.virtualsources.com/Countries/Latin%20America%20Countries/Guatemala.htm] [|http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/about-the-fco/country-profiles/north-central-america/guatemala?profile=politics&pg=7] [|http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/country_profiles/1215758.stm] [|http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0107596.html] [|http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/camerica/gt.htm] [|http://www.etravelphotos.com/photos.php?keyword=guatemala] [|http://www.photoglobe.info/gt_facts.html] [|http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3252727.stm] Current Events: [|http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/LACEXT/GUATEMALAEXTN/0,,contentMDK:22128023~menuPK:328123~pagePK:2865066~piPK:2865079~theSitePK:328117,00.html] Newspapers: [|http://www.theworldpress.com/press/worldpress/guatemalapress/daily.htm] **Cool Facts** Guatemala has 22 states Guatemala was founded in 1524 The president of Gutemala is Alvaro Colom Caballers

BOUNDARIES > El Salvador, and the Pacific Ocean There are over thirty-three volcanoes in Guatemala by:Eric @mercerelementary
 * Guatemala borders Mexico, Belize, Honduras,
 * It is about 42,042 square miles
 * Guatemala is almost as big as Tennessee
 * Andrea and Cara @ Ayer elementary
 * Guatemala is very packed in certain areas[[image:34_Ravine.jpg width="470" height="352"]]

POPULATION ETHNICITY
 * in 2003 the population was 12,347,000
 * in 2008 the population was 13,002,206 (estimated)

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