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The Republic of Guatemala (Spanish: República de Guatemala, IPA: [re'puβlika ðe ɣwate'mala]), is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the northwest, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize and the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast.
The most populous nation in Central America, Guatemala is a representative democracy with its capital at Guatemala City. Although the nation has been relatively stable since 1996, Guatemala's recent history has been plagued by civil war and military coups, which have slowed the nation's development. Large portions of Guatemala's interior remain wholly undeveloped, including the nation's many rainforests and wetlands. Guatemala's abundance of biologically significant and unique ecosystems contribute to Mesoamerica's designation as an important biodiversity hotspot
The quetzal is the currency of Guatemala. It is named after the national bird of Guatemala, the Resplendent Quetzal and is divided into 100 centavos. The plural can be either quetzales (as it is in Spanish) or quetzals (in a slightly anglicised form). In ancient Mayan culture, the quetzal bird's tail feathers were used as currency. Having a currency named after the bird carries a strong historical value indicative of the native peoples of Guatemala.
El Mirador was by far the most populated city in Pre-Columbian America and contains "La Danta" temple, up to 79 metres (259 ft) high, the second largest pyramid in the world by volume at 2,800,000 cubic meters (some 200,000 more than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt). The largest pyramid in Volume is the Great Pyramid of Cholula
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Departments and municipalities
Guatemala is divided into 22 departments (departamentos) and sub-divided into about 332 municipalities (municipios).
The departments include:
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- Miguel Ángel Asturias, Nobel Prize in literature 1966
- Rigoberta Menchú, Nobel Peace Prize 1992
- Mateo Flores won the Boston Marathon 1952
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