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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.
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 ...
While Guatemala has made efforts to move beyond its past, the country still remains extremely divided. By 1984, the large-scale massacres were generally over, the army had set up new bases throughout the Mayan heartlands and had accrued unprecedented economic power through the seizure of vast tracts of productive land and a number of key state ...
Departments of Guatemala; Flag Coat of Arms Department Map # ISO 3166-2:GT [6] Capital Area (km 2) Population (2018 Census) [7] Municipalities Location Alta Verapaz: 1 GT-16 Cobán: 8,686 1,215,038 17 Baja Verapaz: 2 GT-15 Salamá: 3,124 299,476 8 Chimaltenango: 3 GT-04 Chimaltenango: 1,979 615,776 16 Chiquimula: 4 GT-20 Chiquimula: 2,376 ...
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.
The investors are trying to turn Guatemala into one of the main palm oil exporters, in spite of the decline on its international price. The most active region is found in Chisec and Cobán , in Alta Verapaz Department ; Ixcán in Quiché Department , and Sayaxché , Petén Department , where Palmas del Ixcán, S.A. (PALIX) is located, both with ...
The Ministry of Social Development (Spanish: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social or MIDES) is a government ministry of Guatemala, headquartered in Zone 9 of Guatemala City.It is responsible for fostering social development policies that aim to improve the quality of life of the population, with emphasis on those who live in poverty and extreme poverty. [1]