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Guatemala's economy is dominated by the private sector, which generates about 85% of GDP. [citation needed] Most of its manufacturing is light assembly and food processing, geared to the domestic, U.S., and Central American markets. In 1990 the labor force participation rate for women was 42%, later increasing by 1% in 2000 to 43% and 51% in 2010.
Guatemala has a population of 17,153,288 (July 2020 est). [6] In 1900, Guatemala had a population of 885,000. [7] Guatemala had the fastest population growth in the Western Hemisphere during 20th century. Approximately half of the Guatemalan population lives in poverty and 13.7% of them live in extreme poverty. Guatemala is heavily centralized.
The political party was founded and registered by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal in 2017. Its leader and general secretary is Alejandro Giammattei, a three-time presidential candidate.
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.
Guatemala City: 0.792 1 Guatemala: 0.719 2 Sacatepéquez: 0.706 Medium human development 3 El Progreso: 0.681 4 Santa Rosa: 0.655 5 Quetzaltenango: 0.653 6 Escuintla: 0.650 7 Zacapa: 0.650 8 Retalhuleu: 0.650 9 Jutiapa: 0.650 10 Solola: 0.648 11 Chimaltenango: 0.646 12 Suchitepéquez: 0.635 Guatemala (average) 0.634; 13 Baja Verapaz: 0.631 14 ...
Youth in Guatemala are the largest segment of the nation's population. Youth includes individuals between the ages of 15 and 24 [ 1 ] Over half of the population is under 19 years old in 2011, [ 1 ] the highest proportion of young people of any country in Latin America. [ 2 ]
Prensa Libre is a Guatemalan newspaper published in Guatemala City by Prensa Libre, S.A. and distributed nationwide. It was formerly the most widely circulated newspaper in the country and as of 2007 it has the second-widest circulation. [1] It is considered a newspaper of record. It was founded in 1951.
Universidad Rural de Guatemala, founded in 1995; Universidad del Istmo, founded in 1997; Universidad Panamericana, founded in 1998; Universidad Mesoamericana, founded in 1999; Universidad Galileo, founded in 2000; Universidad San Pablo de Guatemala, founded in 2006; Universidad InterNaciones, founded in 2009; Universidad de Occidente, founded ...