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In 1946, the Bank of Guatemala took over the issuance of paper money, with the first issues being overprints on notes of the Central Bank. Except for the introduction of 50 quetzal notes in 1967, the denominations of banknotes remained unchanged until 1 ⁄ 2 and 1 quetzal coins replaced notes at the end of the 1990s.
List of all American sovereign state currencies Present currency Country or dependency (administrating country) Currency sign Fractional unit Ref(s) Aruban florin Aruba (Netherlands)
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Noticias Guatemala [4] Diario de Centro América, the nation's newspaper of public record [5] La Hora [6] El Metropolitano, based in Mixco; published twice each month [7] Nuestro Diario, the most widely circulated newspaper in Central America [8] El Periódico [9] Publinews, the first free daily in Guatemala [10]
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.
"U.S. Diplomatic chiefs of mission to Guatemala". The Political Graveyard. March 10, 2005; United States Department of State: Background notes on Guatemala This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. United States Department of State.
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Assumption of Mary into Heaven (only in Guatemala City) September 15 Independence Day: 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 ...