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What is the capital of Guatemala?
Guatemala City
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What is the main source of labor in Guatemala?
Agriculture (Half of labor force)
100
What is the lowest point in Guatemala? What is the elevation?
Pacific Ocean sea level (0m)
100
What type of Government does Guatemala have?
Constitutional democratic republic (The same type as the US)
100
What is the name of the 8 inversion Guatemalan roller coaster?
Avalancha
200
What is the population of Guatemala?
14,000,000
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What is Guatemala's largest trading partner?
United states (34% of exports)
200
What is the classification of the volcano Santa Maria?
Decade Volcano
200
How long are presidential terms and how many terms are permitted?
4 years, one term permitted
200
Why is Guatemalan currency named after a bird?
It is believed the Mayans used the bird's feathers for currency.
300
What is the urban population of Guatemala?
About 7,000,000
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What is the GDP per capita?
$5,000 (US $48,000)
300
Name three out of the four countries that share a border with Guatemala.
Mexico, Honduras, Belize, El Salvador
300
Exactly how many seats are in the Guatemalan congress?
158
300
What is the name of the most famous Guatemalan volcano?
Pacaya Volcano
400
What is the percentage of people that speak the official language of Guatemala?
60% (Yes, the official language is Spanish)
400
What is the poverty rate of Guatemala? What percentage of the GDP is controlled by the upper 20%?
51%, 51%
400
What is the longest natural harbor on Guatemala's west coast?
Trick question! There are no natural harbors.
400
What is the full name of the president of Guatemala?
President Otto Fernando Perez Molina
400
Spell the following city using the Spanish alphabet:
Panajachel
500
Name the three major religions of Guatemala
Roman Catholic, Protestant, Indinginous Mayan
500
How much more money in dollars does Guatemala spend on exports than they do imports?
6.22 billion
500
What is the highest point in Guatemala? How high? True or False: This is the third-highest point in Central America.
Tajumulco, 4,211, False
500
Describe the Guatemalan flag
blue, white, and blue (blue representing ocean); a coat of arms with a quetzal, and a scrool that has the date of independence on it.
500
Would you like to visit Guatemala?
Correct