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TransportationAirports World Ranking: 24
291 (2012)
Airports - with paved runways
Total 15
2,438 to 3,047 m 3 1,524 to 2,437 m 3 914 to 1,523 m 5 Under 914 m 4 (2012) Airports - with unpaved runways
Total 276
2,438 to 3,047 m 1 1,524 to 2,437 m 2 914 to 1,523 m 79 Under 914 m 194 (2012) Heliports
1 (2012)
Pipelines
Oil 480 km (2010)
Railways World Ranking: 118
Total 332 km
Narrow gauge 332 km 0.914-m gauge (2008) Roadways World Ranking: 124
Total 14,095 km
Paved 4,863 km (includes 75 km of expressways) Unpaved 9,232 km (2000)Waterways World Ranking: 66
990 km (260 km navigable year round; additional 730 km navigable during high-water season) (2012) Ports and terminals
Puerto Quetzal, Santo Tomas de Castilla
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GPS points from Guatemala (Guatemala City)
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The Mayan civilization flourished in Guatemala and surrounding regions during the first millennium A.D. After almost three centuries as a Spanish colony, Guatemala won its independence in 1821. During the second half of the 20th century, it experienced a variety of military and civilian governments, as well as a 36-year guerrilla war. In 1996, the government signed a peace agreement formally ending the conflict, which had left more than 200,000 people dead and had created, by some estimates, some 1 million refugees. In January 2012, Guatemala assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2012-13 term.