NationMaster - Guatemalan Language statistics

John Doe > Informal names for unknown or unspecified persons in various countries/regions Juan Pérez, Fulano, Sutano (or Zutano), Mengano, Perencejo
Languages Spanish 60%, Amerindian languages 40% (23 officially recognized Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca)
Languages of the African Union > Illiteracy > Literacy rate	69.1	[133rd of 174]
Nobel Prize in Literature > Most awarded countries > %	0.98	[28th of 37]
Nobel Prize in Literature > Most awarded countries > Laureates	1	[28th of 37]
Spanish language > Hispanic countries > Speakers	8,163,000	[11th of 22]
Spanish speakers	4,673,000	[14th of 26]
Spanish speakers (per capita)	388.963 per 1,000 people	[19th of 26]
Spanish status National language. Bible 1553-1979.

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SOURCES: Wikipedia: John Doe ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Wikipedia: Languages of the African Union ; Wikipedia: Nobel Prize in Literature ; Wikipedia: Spanish language ; Ethnologue

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Guatemala, Republic of Guatemala, Republica de Guatemala

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