More About Guatemala

CAPITAL:: Guatemala City
POPULATION:: 11 million
LANGUAGE:: Spanish, indigenous dialects
ACCESS TO SAFE WATER:: Urban: 97%, Rural: 88%
ACCESS TO ADEQUATE SANITATION:: Urban: 98%, Rural: 76%
URBANIZATION:: 40%
LIFE EXPECTANCY:: 65
UNDER 5 MORTALITY RATE:: 60/1000
GNP PER CAPITA:: $1,660

SOURCE FOR STATISTICS: 2001 State of the World's Children, UNICEF

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Key poverty-related issues:

Respiratory tract infections, parasitic infections, malnutrition and acute diarrhea represent common health threats. There is a severe shortage of schools, especially in rural areas. Many poor families cannot afford necessary supplies, uniforms or fees. Only 25 percent of children are enrolled in secondary school. Only 56 percent of adults are literate. Poor families often live in homes made of mud, adobe brick or wood. Typically, houses have dirt floors with one room to serve as the sleeping, eating and living area. In urban slums, overcrowding is an additional problem. Go here for an excellent profile of Guatemala from BBC News © Kristen Palana 2003-2008. This website is for nonprofit, charitable purposes only.