Names: conventional long form: Republic of Guatemala conventional short form: Guatemala local long form: Republica de Guatemala local short form: Guatemala

Capital City: Guatemala

Population: 12,293,545 (July 2006 est.)

GDP Per Capita: $4,900 (2006 est.)

Currency: quetzal (GTQ), US dollar (USD), others allowed

Languages: Spanish 60%, Amerindian languages 40% (23 officially recognized Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca)

Total Area: total: 108,890 sq km land: 108,430 sq km water: 460 sq km slightly smaller than Tennessee

Region: North America

Industries: sugar, textiles and clothing, furniture, chemicals, petroleum, metals, rubber, tourism

Agriculture: sugarcane, corn, bananas, coffee, beans, cardamom; cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens

Resources: petroleum, nickel, rare woods, fish, chicle, hydropower

Labor Force: 3.85 million (2006 est.)
agriculture: 50% industry: 15% services: 35% (1999 est.)

Exports: $4.097 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
coffee, sugar, petroleum, apparel, bananas, fruits and vegetables, cardamom

Imports: $9.118 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
fuels, machinery and transport equipment, construction materials, grain, fertilizers, electricity

Overview: Guatemala is the largest and most populous of the Central American countries with a GDP per capita roughly one-half that of Brazil, Argentina, and Chile. The agricultural sector accounts for about one-fourth of GDP, two-fifths of exports, and half of the labor force. Coffee, sugar, and bananas are the main products. The 1996 signing of peace accords, which ended 36 years of civil war, removed a major obstacle to foreign investment, and Guatemala since then has pursued important reforms and macroeconomic stabilization. The distribution of income remains highly unequal with about 75% of the population below the poverty line. Other ongoing challenges include increasing government revenues, negotiating further assistance from international donors, upgrading both government and private financial operations, curtailing drug trafficking, and narrowing the trade deficit. Remittances from a large expatriate community that moved to the United States during the war have become an important source of foreign exchange.

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In 2007 Missouri exported $17,762,900 in goods to Guatemala. This ranks Guatemala 51^st among the 223 international buyers of Missouri goods. Missouri exports to Guatemala decreased from the previous year by $657,068 a change of -3.57%. State exports to Guatemala have increased over the last 5 years by $10,134,537 a change of 132.85%. Missouri exports account for .13%. of all 2007 US exports to Guatemala.