Guatemala is a country in Central America bordering the Northern
Pacific Ocean, the Gulf on Honduras, El Salvador, Mexico,
Honduras, and Belize. Two mountain chains enter Guatemala from
west to east, with a small desert, sand dunes and hills in
between. The government system is a constitutional democratic
republic. The chief of state and head of government is the
President. Guatemala has a mixed economic system in which the
economy includes a variety of emerging private freedom, combined
with centralized economic planning and government regulation.
Guatemala is a member of the Central American Integration System
(CACM) and Dominican Republic - Central American Free Trade
Agreement (DR-CAFTA).