STATISTICS: GUATEMALA

Guatemala Official name: Repblica de Guatemala (Republic of Guatemala). Form of government: republic with one legislative house (Congress of the Republic ). Head of state and government: President. Capital: Guatemala City. Official language: Spanish. Official religion: none. Monetary unit: 1 quetzal (Q) = 100 centavos; valuation (Sept. 25, 1998) 1 U.S.$ = Q 6.51; 1 = Q 11.08. Demography Population (1998): 10,802,000. Density (1998): persons per sq mi 256.9, persons per sq km 99.2. Urban-rural (1995): urban 38.7%; rural 61.3%. Sex distribution (1995): male 50.49%; female 49.51%. Age breakdown (1994): under 15, 44.0%; 15-29, 26.1%; 30-44, 15.8%; 45-59, 8.3%; 60 and over, 5.8%. Population projection: (2000) 11,385,000; (2010) 14,631,000. Doubling time: 24 years. Ethnic composition (1994): Amerindian 42.8%; non-Amerindian 57.2%. Religious affiliation (1995): Roman Catholic 75.9%, of which Catholic/traditional syncretist 25.0%; Protestant 21.8%; other Christian 1.3%; other 1.0%. Major cities (1995): Guatemala City 1,167,495; Mixco 436,668; Villa Nueva 165,567; Chinautla 61,335; Amatitlan 40,229. Vital statistics Birth rate per 1,000 population (1994): 35.4 (world avg. 25.0). Death rate per 1,000 population (1994): 7.5 (world avg. 9.3). Natural increase rate per 1,000 population (1994): 27.9 (world avg. 15.7). Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman; 1994): 4.8. Marriage rate per 1,000 population (1993): 4.7. Life expectancy at birth (1994): male 61.9 years; female 67.1 years. Major causes of death per 100,000 population (1988): infectious and parasitic diseases 121.6; diseases of the respiratory system 110.8; perinatal causes 58.7; malnutrition 50.2; dehydration 18.5. National economy Budget (1996). Revenue: Q 8,605,100,000 (tax revenue 94.5%, of which taxes on goods and services 50.9%, income taxes 23.3%, customs duties 18.0%, nontax revenue 5.5%). Expenditures: Q 8,378,500,000 (current expenditures 73.6%, of which disbursements for goods and services 38.7%, transfer payments 23.3%; capital expenditures 26.4%). Public debt (external, outstanding; 1996): U.S.$2,766,000,000. Tourism (1995): receipts U.S.$277,000,000; expenditures U.S.$174,000,000. Production (metric tons except as noted). Agriculture, forestry, fishing (1996): sugarcane 14,380,000, corn (maize) 1,135,896, bananas 676,692, coffee 207,000, tomatoes 129,168, oil palm fruit 126,000; livestock (number of live animals) 2,291,440 cattle, 950,408 pigs, 21,000,000 chickens; roundwood (1995) 14,123,400 cu m; fish catch (1995) 11,927. Mining and quarrying (1994): gypsum (1993) 60,000; iron ore 3,498; antimony ore 494. Manufacturing (value added in Q '000,000; 1995{1}): food and beverage products 273; clothing and textiles 111; machinery and metal products 51. Construction (value of buildings authorized in Q '000,000; 1991){2}: residential 170.2; nonresidential 127.5. Energy production (consumption): electricity (kW-hr; 1994) 3,161,000,000 (3,161,000,000); crude petroleum (barrels; 1994) 2,632,000 (6,958,000); petroleum products (metric tons; 1994) 750,000 (1,805,000). Household income and expenditure. Average household size (1994) 5.2; income per household (1989) Q 4,306 (U.S.$1,529); sources of income: n.a.; expenditure (1981): food 64.4%, housing and energy 16.0%, transportation and communications 7.0%, household furnishings 5.0%, clothing 3.1%. Gross national product (1996): U.S.$16,018,000,000 (U.S.$1,470 per capita). Population economically active (1996): total 3,183,173; activity rate of total population 29.1% (participation rates ages 15-64, 51.0%; female 19.5%; unemployed 0.5%{3}). Land use (1994): forested 53.6%; meadows and pastures 24.0%; agricultural and under permanent cultivation 17.6%; other 4.8%. Foreign trade{4} Imports (1996): U.S.$3,146,223,700 (machinery 17.1%, mineral products 15.6%, chemical products 14.1%, transport equipment 12.3%, food products 7.7%, metal products 7.4%, plastic products 5.8%). Major import sources: United States 43.9%; Mexico 10.3%; Venezuela 5.3%; El Salvador 4.1%. Exports (1995): U.S.$1,935,516,600 (coffee 23.3%, sugar 9.9%, bananas 7.6%, vegetable seeds 3.6%, legumes 3.3%). Major export destinations: United States 36.6%; El Salvador 12.7%; Honduras 6.9%; Germany 5.1%. Transport Transport. Railroads (1996): route length 884 km; passenger-km (1991) 12,531,000; metric ton-km cargo 47,233,000. Roads (1995): total length 12,795 km (paved 28%). Vehicles (1994): passenger cars 102,000; trucks and buses 96,800. Air transport (1993){5}: passenger-km 384,000,000; metric ton-km cargo 21,000,000; airports (1996) 2. Education and health Educational attainment (1994). Percentage of population age 25 and over having: no formal schooling 45.2%; incomplete primary education 20.8%; complete primary 18.0%; some secondary 4.8%; secondary 7.2%; higher 4.0%. Literacy (1995): total population age 15 and over literate 55.6%; males literate 62.5%; females literate 48.6%. Health (1988): physicians 2,171 (1 per 3,999 persons); hospital beds (1987) 13,667 (1 per 602 persons); infant mortality rate (1994) 53.9. Food (1995): daily per capita caloric intake 2,300 (vegetable products 92%, animal products 8%); 105% of FAO recommended minimum requirement. Military Total active duty personnel (1996): 44,200 (army 95.0%, navy 3.4%, air force 1.6%). Military expenditure as percentage of GNP (1995): 1.3% (world 2.8%); per capita expenditure U.S.$18. {1} At prices of 1958. {2} Private construction in Guatemala City metropolitan area only. {3} Officially unemployed; majority of economically active population is estimated to be underemployed. {4} Import figures are f.o.b. in balance of trade and c.i.f. for commodities and trading partners. {5} Aviateca Airlines only.