Republic in Central America, bounded on the north and west by Mexico, on the south by Honduras and Salvador and on the east by Belize. Member of the Central American Common Market. |
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| CAPITAL | Guatemala City. |
| PORTS | Santa de Castia, Puerto Ricos, Champerico, Puerto Barrios, San Jose, Santo Tomas de Castilla. |
| POPULATION | 13,314,079 (July 2002 estimate). |
| LANGUAGE | Spanish, Amerindian languages (more than 20 Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna and Xinca). |
| WEIGHTS AND MEASURES | Metric system. |
| ELECTRICITY SUPPLY | Domestic: 110v. 60 cycles AC. Industrial: Primary from 69kv., Secondary from 120v. star connected. |
| CURRENCY(-IES) | Guatemalan quetzal (GTQ) and US dollar (USD). |
| EXCHANGE RATE | 12.0680 GTQ = £1 sterling (fluctuating rate). |
| DIALLING CODE | 00 502. |
| TIME | 6 hours behind GMT (7 hours behind BST). |
| PUBLIC HOLIDAYS | 1 Jan; 1 May; 30 Jun; 15 Aug; 15 Sep; 20 Oct; 1 Nov; 24 (afternoon only), 25, 31 (afternoon only) Dec; and Easter. |
| EMBASSY(-IES) | 13 Fawcett Street, London SW10
9HN. Tel: 020 7351 3042, fax: 020 7376 5708. Office hours: Mon-Fri 0900-1700. Legalisation waiting period: 24 hours. |
| BRITISH EMBASSY | Avenida La Reforma 16-00, Torre Internacional (11th floor), 16 Calle 00-55, Zone 10, Guatemala. Tel: 00 502 367 5425/6/7/8/9, fax: 00 502 367 5430, e-mail: embassy@terra.com.gt |
| CHAMBER(S) OF COMMERCE | Camera de Comercio de Guatemala, 10 Calle 3-80, Zona 1, 01001 Guatemala City. Tel: 00 502 253 5353, fax: 00 502 220 9393, e-mail: info@camaradecomercio.org.gt |