Gross National Product (GNP): $19.6bn

Exchange rates against the US$ over the last year: 7.93 quetzales (7.889)

SCORE CARD

World GNP ranking: 64th GNP per capita: $1680 Balance of payments: –$1.19bn Inflation: 8% Unemployment: 8%

Strengths

Main exports are coffee, sugar, beef, bananas, and cardamom. Privatizations boost foreign investor confidence.

Weaknesses

Traditional exports vulnerable to world price changes. Natural disasters. Shaky financial system. Wealth inequalities limit domestic market. Tax evasion.

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IMPORTS

From "The Financial Times World Desk Reference" © Dorling Kindersley 2004