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Guatemala Adoption
 Country & Culture
Country: Republic of Guatemala
Location: Central America
Area: 42,130 sq mi (109,117 sq km)
Population (2005 est.): 12,599,000
Capital: Guatemala City
Languages: Spanish (official)
Religions: Christianity (predominantly Roman Catholic; also Protestant)
People/Ethnicity
Mestizos make up about three-fifths of the population; most of the rest are American Indians.
Geography
Guatemala is a Central American country bordering Mexico and Belize. Guatemala has extensive lowlands in the Petén portion of the Yucatán Peninsula and along the littoral of the Caribbean Sea in the north. Mountains occupy much of the country and cut across its midsection.
Government
Guatemala is a republic with one legislative body; its head of state and government is the president.
Source: Guatemala. (2006). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved August 9, 2006, from Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service: http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9366252
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