Total Area 108,889 sq km Land Area 107,159 sq km Water Area 1,730 sq km Climate description tropical; hot, humid in lowlands; cooler in highlands Terrain description mostly mountains with narrow coastal plains and rolling limestone plateau Arable Land Use 13.22% Permanent Crop Land Use 5.6% Irrigated Land 2,000 sq km (2003) Total Renewable Water Resources 111.3 cu km (2000) Total Freshwater Withdrawal 2.01 cu km/yr Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal 160 cu m/yr Natural Hazards description numerous volcanoes in mountains, with occasional violent earthquakes; Caribbean coast extremely susceptible to hurricanes and other tropical storms volcanism: significant volcanic activity in the Sierra Madre range; Santa Maria (elev. 3,772 m) has been deemed a "Decade Volcano" by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Pacaya (elev. 2,552 m), which erupted in May 2010 causing an ashfall on Guatemala City and prompting evacuations, is one of the country's most active volcanoes with frequent eruptions since 1965; other historically active volcanoes include Acatenango, Almolonga, Atitlan, Fuego, and Tacana Environmental Current Issues deforestation in the Peten rainforest; soil erosion; water pollution Total Labor Force 5.571 million (2011 est.) % of Labor Force in Agriculture 38% Agricultural Products description sugarcane, corn, bananas, coffee, beans, cardamom; cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens |