Guatemala
/ˌgwætəˈmɑːlə/- a country in Central America, bordering on the Pacific Ocean and with a short coastline on the Caribbean Sea; pop. 13,276, 500 (est. 2009); official language, Spanish; capital, Guatemala City.危地马拉（中美洲国家, 濒太平洋, 沿加勒比海有一段不长的海岸线; 2009年估计人口13,276, 500; 官方语言西班牙语; 首都危地马拉城）。
A former centre of Mayan civilization, Guatemala was conquered by the Spanish in 1523-4. After independence it formed the core of the short-lived United Provinces of Central America （1828-38） before becoming an independent republic in its own right.
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