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Himno Nacional de Guatemala
Guatemala
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Key Facts
Climate
tropical; hot, humid in lowlands; cooler in highlands
Coastline
400 km
Government type
presidential republic
Natural resources
petroleum, nickel, rare woods, fish, chicle, hydropower
Terrain
two east-west trending mountain chains divide the country into three regions: the mountainous highlands, the Pacific coast south of mountains, and the vast northern Peten lowlands