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Capital city Guatemala |
Constitution 31 May 1985, effective 14 January 1986; note - suspended 25 May 1993 by former President Jorge SERRANO; reinstated 5 June 1993 following ouster of president; amended November 1993 |
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Corruption
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126 |
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[126th of 160]
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Executive branch > Cabinet Council of Ministers appointed by the president |
Executive branch > Chief of state President Oscar Jose Rafael BERGER Perdomo (since 14 January 2004); Vice President Eduardo STEIN Barillas (since 14 January 2004); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government |
Executive branch > Elections president elected by popular vote for a four-year term (may not serve consecutive terms); election last held 9 November 2003; runoff held 28 December 2003 (next to be held September 2007) |
Executive branch > Head of government President Oscar Jose Rafael BERGER Perdomo (since 14 January 2004); Vice President Eduardo STEIN Barillas (since 14 January 2004) |
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Flag modification
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42 |
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[42nd of 197]
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Government type constitutional democratic republic |
Judicial branch Constitutional Court or Corte de Constitutcionalidad is Guatemala's highest court (five judges are elected for concurrent five-year terms); Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (13 members serve concurrent five-year terms and elect a president of the Court each year from among their number; the president of the Supreme Court of Justice also supervises trial judges around the country, who are named to five-year terms) |
Legal system civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
Legislative branch unicameral Congress of the Republic or Congreso de la Republica (158 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) |
Legislative branch > A note for the 7 November 1999 election, the number of congressional seats increased to 113 from 80; for the November 2003 election, the number of congressional seats will increase by 12-15 seats from the current 113 |
National holiday Independence Day, 15 September (1821) |
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Parliamentary seats > Female
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43% |
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[43rd of 143]
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Political pressure groups and leaders Agrarian Owners Group or UNAGRO; Alliance Against Impunity or AAI; Committee for Campesino Unity or CUC; Coordinating Committee of Agricultural, Commercial, Industrial, and Financial Associations or CACIF; Mutual Support Group or GAM |
Status democracy |
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal; note - active duty members of the armed forces may not vote and are restricted to their barracks on election day |
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UN membership date
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21 Nov. 1945 |
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United Nations mission http://www.un.int/guatemala/english/english.html http://www.minex.gob.gt/ (Spanish) |