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Population: 13100000
Area: 108890km²
Capital: Guatemala City
Currency: Quetzal (GTQ)
Country dialing code: 502
Weights & Measures system: Metric
Electricity: 115V-125V, 60Hz
Government type: constitutional democratic republic
President: Oscar Berger Perdomo

Religions:

Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, Maya-Catholic fusion

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