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  ipedia.com: Guatemala Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Republic of Guatemala is a country in Central America, in the south of the continent of North America, bordering both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
From the 4th to the 11th century, the lowlands area of the Peten region of Guatemala was the heart of the flourishing Maya civilization.
Guatemala became independent of Spain in 1821, first briefly as part of Mexico, later as a part of the United Provinces of Central America.
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From the 3rd century BCE to the 11th century CE, the lowlands area of the Petén and Izabal regions of Guatemala were the heart of the flourishing Maya civilization.
Guatemala has long claimed all or part of the territory of neighboring Belize, which used to be part of the Guatemalan Republic since Colonial times.
Guatemala's unicameral parliament, the Congreso de la República (Congress of the Republic) with 158 seats, is elected every four years, concurrently with the presidential elections.
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 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Guatemala   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
This Empire was short-lived, however, and a year later Guatemala separated itself from Mexico after Iturbide is forced to abdicate and his empire dies.
The Capital City continued to remain Guatemala City, which to this day continues to be the most modern and biggest urban center in the entire Central American region.
Guatemala is the largest and most populous of the Central American countries with a GDP per capita roughly one-half that of Brazil, Argentina, and Chile.
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