1 / 11

Guatemala

Guatemala . Aubry Brown and Rachel Kahn. Guatemala- Statistics. Population- 13,276,517 (July 2010 est.) Country comparison to the world: 70 Languages Spanish- 60% Amerindian- 40% (23 officially recognized Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca).

ervin
Télécharger la présentation

Guatemala

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Guatemala Aubry Brown and Rachel Kahn

  2. Guatemala- Statistics • Population- 13,276,517 (July 2010 est.) • Country comparison to the world: 70 • Languages • Spanish- 60% • Amerindian- 40% (23 officially recognized Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca) http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Guatemala-CIA_WFB_Map.png

  3. Statistics (cont.) • Unemployment Rate -3.2% (2005 est.) • Country comparison to the world: 26 • Income Distribution • Top 10%: 50% of national wealth • Bottom 10%: Less than 1% of national wealth • Age Distribution • 0-14 years: 39.4% (male 2,664,058/female 2,573,006) • 15-64 years: 56.8% (male 3,655,184/female 3,884,331) • 65 years and over: 3.8% (male 231,652/female 268,286)

  4. Ethnic Groups (2001 census) • Mestizo and European 59.4% • K'iche 9.1% • Kaqchikel 8.4% • Mam 7.9% • Q'eqchi 6.3% • Other Mayan 8.6% • Indigenous non-Mayan 0.2% • Other 0.1%

  5. Poverty • More than 75% of population lives below poverty line • In 1989, 91% of indigenous population were living in extreme poverty compared to only 45% of non-indigenous people http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7125697.stm http://blogadegregorio.blogspot.com/2009/11/back-from-guatemala-snow-boots-and-flip.html

  6. http://www.geoffschultz.org/2005_Sailing/01_Jungle_Medic_4/images/20050127-120739.jpghttp://www.geoffschultz.org/2005_Sailing/01_Jungle_Medic_4/images/20050127-120739.jpg Main Exports • Bananas • Coffee • Petroleum • Oil production, because of an active development policy, increased by 250% between 1992-1998 • Sugar http://www.whittard.co.uk/store/catalogue/Coffee-P3000/Single-Estate-Coffee-SC3003/Guatemala-Elephant-111047.raa http://www.grain.org/seedling/?id=488 http://www.oilindustrybenefitsblog.com/

  7. History of Guatemala

  8. Current Events http://www.12news.us/sinkhole-guatemalasinkhole-in-guatemala-city-2010.html http://www.latina.com/lifestyle/news-politics/thousands-rally-against-president-colom-guatemala

  9. Government of Guatemala • Type: Constitutional democratic republic.  • Constitution: May 1985; amended November 1993.  • Independence: September 15, 1821.  • Former Power: Spain • Current President: Álvaro Colom Caballeros http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2009/s09090061.htm

  10. Guatemala's Relations with the U.S. • Guatemala and the United States have a very friendly relationship. • The United States offers assistance through the U.S. Agency for International Development's offices for Guatemala. • Currently they are trying to… • diversify and expand the economy • make the government more responsive and open • provide better education for the people http://charms123.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=30

  11. Sources • http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/18/2573168.htm • https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gt.html • http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/economies/Americas/Guatemala-POVERTY-AND-WEALTH.html • http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Americas/Guatemala-INDUSTRY.html • http://www.atlapedia.com/online/countries/guatemal.htm • http://www.angelfire.com/mac/egmatthews/worldinfo/americas/guatemala.html • http://www.globalexchange.org/countries/americas/guatemala/history.html • http://www.factmonster.com/country/profiles/guatemala.html • http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0107596.html • http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/06/100603-science-guatemala-sinkhole-2010-humans-caused/ • http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11189918 • http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/worldview/090416/guatemala-the-next-fall • http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2045.htm

More Related