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Geography - note Guatemala, in 30 editions.

The entry for Guatemala published Geography - note in 30 editions of 36, from 1996 to 2025. The text changed in 4 editions. Each is shown as published. Geography - note in every entry.

editions changed the text
4
the first edition with it
1996
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Geographic note” (1996), “Geography - note” (1997 to 2025), “Geography-note” (1998) and “Geography--note” (1999).

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note 1: despite having both eastern and western coastlines (Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean), there are no natural harbors on the west coast

note 2: Guatemala is one of the countries along the Ring of Fire, which is a belt bordering the Pacific Ocean that contains about 75% of the world's volcanoes and up to 90% of the world's earthquakes

note 1: despite having both eastern and western coastlines (Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean respectively), Ocean), there are no natural harbors on the west coast
note 2: Guatemala is one of the countries along the Ring of Fire, which is a belt of active volcanoes and earthquake epicenters bordering the Pacific Ocean; up to 90% Ocean that contains about 75% of the world's earthquakes volcanoes and some 75% up to 90% of the world's volcanoes occur within the Ring of Fire earthquakes

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Central Intelligence Agency. “Guatemala: Geography - note.” The World Factbook, 1996–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/guatemala/geography-note.

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