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Map of the provinces of the Kingdom of Guatemala. The Captaincy General of Guatemala (Spanish: Capitanía General de Guatemala), also known as the Kingdom of Guatemala (Spanish: Reino de Guatemala), was an administrative division of the Spanish Empire, under the viceroyalty of New Spain in Central America, including present-day Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, and the ...
Ramadan [a] [note 1] is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar.It is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting (), prayer (), reflection, and community. [5] It is also the month in which the Quran is believed to have been revealed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Guatemala, [a] officially the Republic of Guatemala, [b] is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically bordered to the south by the Pacific Ocean and to the northeast by the Gulf of Honduras.
Día de la Independencia: Celebrates the Act of Independence of Central America in 1821. October 20 Revolution Day: Día de la Revolución: Celebrates the "Ten Years of Spring," the democratic period that began with the uprising against Jorge Ubico in 1944. November 1 All Saints' Day: Día de Todos los Santos: December 24 Christmas Eve: Noche Buena
Guatemala is a predominantly Christian country, with Islam being a small minority religion. Due to secular nature of the Guatemala's constitution, Muslims are free to proselytize and build places of worship in the country. The Muslim population of Guatemala is approximately 1,200 (0.008% of the total population), of which 95% are Palestinian ...
January 14 – Guatemalan troops, police, and health workers set up 16 checkpoints to stop migrants. [1]January 15 – A magnitude 5.9 earthquake with an epicenter located 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-southwest of Champerico at a depth of 10 km (6 mi) shakes buildings in Guatemala City, but no damage or injuries are reported.
In the aftermath of the death of Julio René Alvarado, the Prensa Libre publicly mocked Belizean officials who called on Guatemala for an apology. [4] In October 2018, based on the information of an article published by the Prensa Libre , Donald Trump claimed that ISIS members were hiding within the Central American migrant caravans .
Guatemala is the fourth Latin American country where English is spoken. While in Guatemala only 5% of the population speaks that language, the Swedish company Education First, places the country in 4th place in Latin America in the knowledge of this language.