Guatemala

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LIFE & LIBERTY HDI

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Location 1.2 Climate 1.3 Natural Resources 2 Demographics 2.1 Peoples 2.2 Provinces 3 Life 4 Economy 5 Government 6 Religion 6.1 Islam 6.2 Buddhism 6.3 Christianity 6.3.1 History 6.3.2 Churches 6.3.3 Church and State Relations 6.3.4 Mission 6.3.5 Broadcasting 6.3.6 Councils and Networks 7 Future Trends 8 For More Reading

[edit] Geography

[edit] Location

[edit] Climate

[edit] Natural Resources

[edit] Demographics

[edit] Peoples

[edit] Provinces

• The Provinces of Guatemala

• The Cities of Guatemala

[edit] Life

• Just 2% of the population owns 80% of the land, marginalizing and oppressing the largely Maya majority.
• Pray for evangelical leaders from both Mayan and Spanish-speaking communities as they work toward the healing of the nation.
• Pray that unity among evangelical leaders might continue.

[edit] Economy

• Fluctuation in world coffee prices continues to cause economic problems in Guatemala, forcing many small and medium size farms to go out of business. In addition, when subsidized crops such as corn are imported from other countries, they often cost less than locally grown crops, putting more farms out of business. This in turn results in lost jobs for migrant workers, putting very poor rural families in dire financial straits.

[edit] Government

For Guatemala, the road to independence and transparent democracy has not been without its fair share of problems. After ten years of successful social reforms and democracy, Guatemala fell into turmoil after a U.S.-backed coup in 1954. The civil war that ensued left 36 years of conflict and over 200,000 dead. Peace finally came in 1996 and Guatemala is making political strides to end the violence, corruption, and poverty that has so affected the lives of its people.

• General Elections on September 9th, 2007.

[edit] Religion

[edit] Islam

[edit] Buddhism

[edit] Christianity

[edit] History

[edit] Churches

• Give thanks for the growing appreciation of the authorities for the contribution of Evangelical-inspired solution of the social problems — such as street children, substance abuse, homelessness and illiteracy.

[edit] Church and State Relations

[edit] Mission

[edit] Broadcasting

[edit] Councils and Networks

[edit] Future Trends

[edit] For More Reading

• Wikipedia
• Joshua Project
• GRN