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landing strips and two
international airports
La Aurora, in Guatemala City, and Mundo Maya
in Petén (500 kilometers to the North).
Territorial extension
30
Maritime ports
108,889 km 2
Shipping companies
2 in the Atlantic
and 1 in the Pacific
+100K
local and international
flights per year
with direct connections to main cities
in the United States, Central America,
South America plus a direct flight to
Madrid to connect with Europe.
GDP
US$69,680
million in 2016
The GDP grew 3.1% in 2016
and 4.1% in 2015.
The economically active
population (EAP) is 6.8
million persons:
67.2
MEN
%
32.8
%
World
3
3.1 %
Is the estimated growth
for the country in 2017
and 3.4% in 2018
WOMEN
million youth between 15
and 24 are part of the EAP,
equivalent to 28.8%
The population at working
age is 11.2 million
Close to Panama
to the south and
east sides
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