Guatamala

=__//**Guatemala**//__= > Mestizo and European 59.4%, K'iche 9.1%, Kaqchikel 8.4%, Mam 7.9%, Q'eqchi 6.3%, other Mayan 8.6%, indigenous non-Mayan 0.2%, other 0.1%
 * The Mayans are believed to have inhabited Guatemala in pre-columbian times. It is said to be the cradle of the Mayan civilization.
 * Guatemala was colonized by the Spanish.
 * Guatemala gained independance from Spain in September 15, 1821.
 * The the ethnic make-up of Guatemala is as follows:
 * The infant mortality rate is 29.77 deaths/1,000 live births.
 * The official language is Spanish.
 * The literacy rate is 69.1 %.
 * Some exports from Guatemala are coffee, sugar, bananas, fruits and vegetables, cardamom, meat, apparel, petroleum, electricity.
 * 13.5 % of the population earns below a dollar a day. 31.9 % earns less than two dollars a day.
 * The GNI of Guatemala is 2400. It is about 41340 less than Americas.