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Transportation of Guatemala

Airports:450 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways:total: 11
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 2 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways:total: 439
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 8
914 to 1,523 m: 111
under 914 m: 319 (2006)
Pipelines:oil 480 km (2006)
Railways:total: 886 km
narrow gauge: 886 km 0.914-m gauge (2006)
Roadways:total: 14,095 km
paved: 4,863 km (includes 75 km of expressways)
unpaved: 9,232 km (1999)
Waterways:990 km
note: 260 km navigable year round; additional 730 km navigable during high-water season (2007)
Ports and terminals:Puerto Quetzal, Santo Tomas de Castilla

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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