Oficina Regional para América Latina y el Caribe

UN - HABITAT
United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean - ROLAC

Guatemala

Capital : Guatemala City
Major Language(s) : Spanish, Quich
Largest City : Guatemala City
Date of UN Membership : 21 Nov. 1945
Largest City Population (in thousands, 1995) : 2205
Currency : quetzal
GDP (million US$, 1997) : 17792
Area (km
2) : 108889
Total Population (in thousands, 1999) : 11090
Population Density (per square km., 1997) : 97
GDP Per Capita (US$, 1997) : 1691

Urban Population (%, 1990-99)
: 39
Rate of Urban Growth Population (% per annum, 1990-99)
: 3,2
Source: 2002, United Nations Publications.

 

UN - Habitat
Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean - ROLAC

Av. Presidente Vargas, 3131/1304 - Cidade Nova - Rio de Janeiro
20210-030    RJ - Brazil
Tel (55.21) 2515-1700   Fax (55.21) 2515-1701
e-mail: portal@habitat-lac.org