2.  Size of country - 42043 sq. miles  Capital & other important cities - Capital- Guatemala City; important cities – Coban, Lake Atitlan, Tikal, Guatemala City, Antigua Guatemala, Archeological sites  Major important landforms – Caves of Guatemala, Islands of Guatemala, Lakes of Guatemala, Mountain ranges of Guatemala, Mountains of Guatemala, Rivers of Guatemala, Volcanoes of Guatemala, & Wetlands of Guatemala  Countries & bodies of water that border Guatemala – Mexico, Belize, Pacific Ocean, El Salvador, & Honduras

3.  Description of Climate – Tropical climate zone encompasses areas between sea level and roughly 1,000m) of latitude. The climate of the law lands is indeed tropical.  Natural Resources – Petroleum, nickel, rare woods, fish, chicle, hydropower

4.  Population – 13,002,206  Mortality rate – infant – 27.84/ Death – 5.19  Literacy rate – (total population) $69.1%  GNP/GDP compared to U.S & average Latin American rate - 5.2 billion  Government & Leadership – Constitutional democratic republic/ president Alvaro COLOM Caballeros  Currency name & exchange rate – Quetzales- 7.5895

5.  Independence movement & leaders – Independence movement was Primer grito de independencia, Leader- Álvaro Colom Caballeros  Conflicts with other countries – Conflicts with Belize  Important events & leaders – Day of the Dead Festivals, Kite Festivals, Burning the Devil, St. Thomas Festival

6.  Languages – (56 different ones) main one Spanish & other Indian languages  Religions – Catholicism, Catholic  Interesting customs or foods – 75% (male); 63% (female)