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Guatemala The official name of Guatemala is the Republic of Guatemala. Guatemala's borders are Mexico, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador. The type of government is a republic with three branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial. The president is the head of state of the government and is elected for a five-year term. The current president is Alvaro Azu' Irigoyen. Guatemala has no official religion, however three-fourths of the population are Roman Catholics. The remaining population worships other local gods and spirits, in addition to Jesus Christ and local patron saints. Spanish is the official language of Guatemala. However, the Guatemalan Indians regard Spanish as a foreign language, and prefer to use Quiche', Cakchiquel, Mam, or Kekchi as their community language. The national flag has three vertical, solid color bars: blue on both ends and white in the center.
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