NPH Guatemala - Caring for orphans and abandoned children

Geography
Area: total	108,890 sq km
land	108,430 sq km
water	460 sq km
Land use: arable land	13.22%
permanent crops	5.6%
other	81.18% (2005)
Population
Population	12,293,545 (2006 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years	41.1%
15-64 years	55.5%
65 years and over	3.4% (2006 est.)
Population growth rate	2.27% (2006 est.)
Birth rate/1,000 population	29.88 (2006 est.)
Death rate/1,000 population	5.2 (2006 est.)
Net migration rate /1,000 population	-1.94 (2006 est.)
Infant mortality rate/1,000 live births	30.94 (2006 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:	69,38 years
male	67.65 years
female	71.18 years (2006 est.)
Total fertility rate	3.82 child born/woman
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	1.1% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths	5,800 (2003 est.)
Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write:	70.60%
male	78%
female	63.30% (2003 est.)
Economy
GDP - real growth rate	3.2% (2006 est.)
GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity	$4,700 (2005 est.)
GDP - composition by sector: agriculture	22.70%
industry	18.8%
services	58.5% (2005 est.)
Population below poverty line	75% (2004 est.)
Inflation rate - consumer prices	9.1% (2005 est.)
Labor force - by occupation: agriculture	50%
industry	15%
services	35% (1999 est.)
Unemployment rate:	7.5% (2003 est.)
Exports	$3.94 billion (2005 est.)
Imports	$7.744 billion (2005 est.)
Debt - external	$5.503 billion (2005 est.)
Economic aid - recipient	$250 million (2000 est.)

Demographics ofGuatemala