Area: 108,890 km²
Total Population: 12,347,000 inhabitants
Rural Population:,53.7%
GDP per capita: $3,838 ($26,345 in France)
Agriculture: 22.5% of GDP (3.6% in France)
Independence Declared in 1821
Sources : « l'état du monde 2005 » and Students of the World website
Local Activities
The SOLOLA-SAN MARCOS project : building the productive capacities of local organisations and supporting alliance building strategies of coffee grower organisations in the departments of Solola and San Marcos
The CHISEC project : reinforcement of family farming in agricultural border zones and of local governance at Chisec, Alta Verapaz
Cross-project Activities
National Coordination and Regional Coordination for Central America
AVSF GUATEMALA
11 Calle 2-11 Zona 2
Colonia El Zapote, 01002
CIUDAD DE GUATEMALA
Please contact our programme assistant Edith Schaeffer
for further information on our projects in Guatemala |