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The Republic of Guatemala is divided into 22 departments ( Spanish: departamentos) [ 1] which in turn are divided into 340 municipalities. [ 2][ 3] The departments are governed by a departmental governor, appointed by the President . In addition, Guatemala has claimed that all or part of the nation of Belize is a department of Guatemala, and ...
Government of Guatemala. Headquarters. 8a. Avenida 20–59 Zona 1, Centro Cívico, Guatemala City. Agency executive. Jonathan Menkos, Minister. Website. minfin.gob.gt. The Ministry of Public Finance ( Spanish: Ministerio de Finanzas Públicas or MINFIN) is a government ministry of Guatemala in charge of fiscal policy and public finances.
English, Macedonian. Spanish is the official language of Guatemala. Guatemalan Spanish is the local variant of the Spanish language. Twenty-six Mayan languages are spoken, especially in rural areas, as well as two non-Mayan Amerindian languages: Xinca, an indigenous language, and Garifuna, an Arawakan language spoken on the Caribbean coast.
History. Freight transport was the main business of Ferrovías Guatemala. Guatemala rail map of 1925. Construction of the first railway in Guatemala commenced in 1878 [1] and the first section began operation in 1880, connecting Puerto San José and Escuintla, [1] [2] being extended to Guatemala City in 1884. [1]
List of countries by population (United Nations) This is a list of countries and other inhabited territories of the world by total population, based on estimates published by the United Nations in the 2024 revision of World Population Prospects. It presents population estimates from 1950 to the present. [2]
There is an offence of “aggravated procuring” where a minor is involved. [2] Keeping a brothel is not prohibited. [1] Prostitution is widespread in Guatemala; UNAIDS estimate there to be 26,000 prostitutes in the country. [3] Guatemala City alone has 9 red-light districts, [4] including La Linea, El Trebol and Parque Concordia. [5]
Día de la Asunción. Assumption of Mary into Heaven (only in Guatemala City ) September 15. Independence Day. Día de la Independencia. Celebrates the Act of Independence of Central America in 1821. October 12. Day of the Race. Día de la Raza.
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