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Communications of Guatemala

Telephones - main lines in use:1.248 million (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular:3.168 million (2004)
Telephone system:general assessment: fairly modern network centered in the city of Guatemala
domestic: NA
international: country code - 502; connected to Central American Microwave System; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations:AM 130, FM 487, shortwave 15 (2000)
Radios:835,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations:26 (plus 27 repeaters) (1997)
Televisions:1.323 million (1997)
Internet country code:.gt
Internet hosts:49,026 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):5 (2000)
Internet users:756,000 (2005)

Guatemala Quickstats

  • Population: 12,728,111 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 108,890 sq km
  • Density: 134.6 /km² (85th)
  • GDP (total): $62.78 billion (71st)
  • GDP (per capita): $4,155 (116th)
  • Literacy: 69.1%

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  • Currency: Quetzal (GTQ)
  • Dial code: +502

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