Outline of Guatemala

The Flag of Guatemala		The Coat of arms of Guatemala

The location of Guatemala

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See also: Index of Guatemala-related articles

The Republic of Guatemala is a sovereign country located in Central America bordering Mexico to the northwest, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize and the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast.^[1]

A representative democracy, its capital is Guatemala City. The nation has been stable since the conclusion of the Civil War in 1996 and has been in a state of continuous development and economic growth. Guatemala's abundance of biologically significant and unique ecosystems contribute to Mesoamerica's designation as a biodiversity hotspot.^[2]

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Guatemala:

General reference

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• Pronunciation: /ɡwɑːtəˈmɑːlə/
• Common English country name: Guatemala
• Official English country name: The Republic of Guatemala
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Guatemalan, Chapin
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Guatemala
• International rankings of Guatemala
• ISO country codes: GT, GTM, 320
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:GT
• Internet country code top-level domain: .gt

Geography of Guatemala

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Main article: Geography of Guatemala

• Guatemala is: a country
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
    • Americas
      • North America
        • Middle America
          • Central America
  • Time zone: Central Standard Time (UTC-06)
  • Extreme points of Guatemala
    • High: Volcán Tajumulco 4,220 m (13,845 ft)
    • Low: North Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea 0 m
  • Land boundaries: 1,687 km

 Mexico 962 km

 Belize 266 km

 Honduras 256 km

 El Salvador 203 km

• Coastline: 400 km

• Population of Guatemala: 14,027,000; Demographics of Guatemala
• Area of Guatemala: 108,890 km²
• Atlas of Guatemala

Environment of Guatemala

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Main article: Environment of Guatemala

• Climate of Guatemala
• Environmental issues in Guatemala
• Ecoregions in Guatemala
• Holdridge life zones in Guatemala
• Renewable energy in Guatemala
• Geology of Guatemala
  • Earthquakes in Guatemala
• Protected areas of Guatemala
  • Biosphere reserves in Guatemala
  • National parks of Guatemala
  • Protected biotopes of Guatemala
  • Wildlife reserves of Guatemala
  • Private nature reserves in Guatemala

• Wildlife of Guatemala
  • Flora of Guatemala
  • Fauna of Guatemala
    • Birds of Guatemala
    • Mammals of Guatemala

Natural geographic features of Guatemala

Main article: Landforms of Guatemala

• Islands of Guatemala
• Lakes of Guatemala
• Mountains of Guatemala
  • Volcanoes in Guatemala
• Rivers of Guatemala
  • Waterfalls of Guatemala
• Valleys of Guatemala
• World Heritage Sites in Guatemala

Regions of Guatemala

Main article: Regions of Guatemala

Ecoregions of Guatemala

Main article: Ecoregions in Guatemala

Administrative divisions of Guatemala

Main article: Administrative divisions of Guatemala

• • Departments of Guatemala
    • Municipalities of Guatemala

Departments of Guatemala

Main article: Departments of Guatemala

Municipalities of Guatemala

Main article: Municipalities of Guatemala

• Capital of Guatemala: Guatemala City
• Cities of Guatemala

Demography of Guatemala

Main article: Demographics of Guatemala

Government and politics of Guatemala

Main article: Government of Guatemala and Politics of Guatemala

• Form of government: unitary presidential representative democratic republic
• Capital of Guatemala: Guatemala City

• Elections in Guatemala
  • 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007
• Political parties in Guatemala
• Political scandals of Guatemala
• Taxation in Guatemala

Branches of the government of Guatemala

Main article: Government of Guatemala

Executive branch of the government of Guatemala

• Head of state: President of Guatemala, Álvaro Colom (2008–2012)
• Head of government: President of Guatemala
• Cabinet of Guatemala
• Ministries of Guatemala
• Secretariats of the Presidency of Guatemala

Legislative branch of the government of Guatemala

• Congress of the Republic (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Guatemala

Main article: Court system of Guatemala

• Supreme Court of Guatemala

Foreign relations of Guatemala

Main article: Foreign relations of Guatemala

• Diplomatic missions in Guatemala
• Diplomatic missions of Guatemala

International organization membership

The Republic of Guatemala is a member of:^[1]

Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL) Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE) Central American Common Market (CACM) Central American Integration System (SICA) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Group of 24 (G24) Group of 77 (G77) Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Migration (IOM) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Latin American Economic System (LAES) Latin American Integration Association (LAIA) (observer) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Nonaligned Movement (NAM) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Organization of American States (OAS) Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Rio Group (RG) Unión Latina United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) Universal Postal Union (UPU) World Confederation of Labour (WCL) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Guatemala

Main article: Law of Guatemala

• Capital punishment in Guatemala
• Constitution of Guatemala
• Crime in Guatemala
• Human rights in Guatemala
  • LGBT rights in Guatemala
  • Freedom of religion in Guatemala
• Law enforcement in Guatemala

Military of Guatemala

Main article: Military of Guatemala

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief: President of Guatemala Álvaro Colom Caballeros
    • Ministry of Defence of Guatemala
    • Military Chief of Staff
• Forces
  • Army of Guatemala
  • Navy of Guatemala
  • Air Force of Guatemala
  • Special forces of Guatemala
    • Kaibiles
• Military history of Guatemala
• Military ranks of Guatemala

Local government in Guatemala

Main article: Local government in Guatemala

History of Guatemala

Main article: History of Guatemala, Timeline of the history of Guatemala, and Current events of Guatemala

• Economic history of Guatemala
• Military history of Guatemala

Culture of Guatemala

Main article: Culture of Guatemala

• Architecture of Guatemala
• Cuisine of Guatemala
• Ethnic minorities in Guatemala
• Festivals in Guatemala
• Humor in Guatemala
• Languages of Guatemala
• Media in Guatemala
• National symbols of Guatemala
  • Coat of arms of Guatemala
  • Flag of Guatemala
  • National anthem of Guatemala
• People of Guatemala
• Prostitution in Guatemala
• Public holidays in Guatemala
• Records of Guatemala
• Religion in Guatemala
  • Buddhism in Guatemala
  • Christianity in Guatemala
  • Hinduism in Guatemala
  • Islam in Guatemala
  • Judaism in Guatemala
  • Sikhism in Guatemala
• World Heritage Sites in Guatemala

Art in Guatemala

• Art in Guatemala
• Cinema of Guatemala
• Literature of Guatemala
• Music of Guatemala
• Television in Guatemala
• Theatre in Guatemala

Sports in Guatemala

Main article: Sports in Guatemala

• Football in Guatemala
• Guatemala at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Guatemala

Main article: Economy of Guatemala

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 78th (seventy-eighth)

• Agriculture in Guatemala
• Banking in Guatemala
  • Bank of Guatemala (central bank)
• Communications in Guatemala
  • Internet in Guatemala
• Companies of Guatemala

• Currency of Guatemala: Quetzal
  • ISO 4217: GTQ

• Economic history of Guatemala
• Energy in Guatemala
  • Energy policy of Guatemala
  • Oil industry in Guatemala
• Mining in Guatemala
• Tourism in Guatemala
• Transport in Guatemala

• Guatemala Stock Exchange

Education in Guatemala

Main article: Education in Guatemala

Infrastructure of Guatemala

• Health care in Guatemala
• Transportation in Guatemala
  • Airports in Guatemala
  • Rail transport in Guatemala
  • Roads in Guatemala
• Water supply and sanitation in Guatemala

See also

	Guatemala portal
	Latin America portal

Main article: Guatemala

• Index of Guatemala-related articles
• List of Guatemala-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Central America
• Outline of geography
• Outline of North America

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Guatemala". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 6, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gt.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009. 
2. ^ "Biodiversity Hotspots-Mesoamerica-Overview". Conservation International. http://www.biodiversityhotspots.org/xp/Hotspots/mesoamerica/. Retrieved 2007-02-01. 

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Guatemala

• Outline of Guatemala at the Open Directory Project
• Rights Action - Website of Rights Action, with special reports on mining, human rights, the struggles of indigenous people, and impunity
• Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala = Website of Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala, with special reports on justice and accountability
• Guatemala Human Rights Commission/USA - Website of the Guatemala Human Rights Commission/USA, with special reports on human rights, genocide trials, impunity, the Mérida Initiative, femicide, Bishop Gerardi's assassination, and more.
• Que Pasa Magazines - Que Pasa Magazines are monthly resources dedicated to what's happening in Guatemala City and Antigua.
• backpackguatemala.com - Online resource for backpacking Guatemala information. Travel, hotel, restaurant, and what's happening information.