On Guatemala

Official Name: Republic of Guatemala
Capital: Guatemala
Type of Government: Constitutional Democratic Republic
Head of State: President Alvaro COLOM Caballeros
Head of Government: President Alvaro COLOM Caballeros
Foreign Minister: Roger Haroldo RODAS Melgar
Population: 13,002,206 (July 2008 estimate)
Land Area: 108,430 sq. km
Gross Domestic Product (GDP):
Purchasing power parity (PPP): $62.53 billion (2007 estimate)
Per capita PPP: $4,700 (2007 estimate)
Government Website: www.guatemala.gob.gt
Ambassador to the U.S.: Francisco VILLAGRAN de Leon
Washington Embassy Address:
2220 R Street, NW
Washington, DC 20008
Deputy Chief of Mission (in Washington): Mrs. Blanca Rita CLAVERIE DE SCIOLLI
Washington Embassy Website: www.embassy.org/embassies/gt.html
U.S. Ambassador to Guatemala: Stephen G. McFARLAND
U.S. Embassy Website in Guatemala: guatemala.usembassy.gov

Source: CIA World Factbook.