Guatemala

Guatemala
Official languages Capital	Guatemala City
Area Government	federal republic
Population Religion	14.341.000 (2010 estimate)[1] Mayan 51%, mestizo 33%, white 16% Catholic 47.1%, Protestant 39.2%, others 2.4% none 11.3%
Time zone Currency	Quetzal
Demonym	Guatemalan
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Guatemala is a country in Central America. The capital is Guatemala City and the current president is Otto Perez Molina.

History

Maya Period

The Maya civilization flourished in most of what is now Guatemala and surrounding regions during about 2000 years before the arrival of the Spaniards. Its history is divided into three periods: pre-classical, classical and post-classical, still during the classic period when civilization has its main scientific and cultural advances^[2].

References

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