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* Guatemala is located in Central America and is bordered by Mexico, Honduras, and El Salvador.
* The country is also sandwiched between the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, and the Caribbean Sea to the northeast.

* Guatemala is an industrializing society with initially agrarian developmental roots.
* Guatemala was inhabited with early hunting and gathering groups as far back as 10,000 years ago
* However, the population of Guatemala quickly adapted to food production, namely the cultivation of maize.

* Guatemala was subjected to Spanish expeditions and rule which decimated local populations from 1518 ….
* ….until September 15th, 1821 when the country declared independence from Spain and membership in the Mexican Empire.

* Current Population=
* Crude birth rate =
* Crude Death Rate=
* Rate pop. growth =
* Net Migration rate=

* 12,293,545
* 29.88 births/1,000
* 5.2 deaths/1,000
* 2.27%
* -1.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population
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Popularity: 12% [?]