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India-Guatemala Relations |
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India |
Guatemala |
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Name |
Bharat Ganarajya (Hindi) Republic of India (English) |
Republic of Guatemala | ||||
Flag |
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National Emblem |
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National Anthem |
Jana Gana Mana Click here to listen. |
¡Guatemala feliz...! Click here to listen. |
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Area |
32,87,2631 sq km |
108,890 sq km |
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Population |
1.028 billion (2001 Census) Now estimated 1.15 billion |
12.7 million (2007 Census) Now estimated 13.2 million |
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Capital |
New Delhi |
Guatemala City |
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Other Major Cities |
Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmadabad. |
Quetzaltenango and Escuintla |
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Administrative Divisions |
28 States and 7 Union Territories. |
22 Departments |
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National Days |
26 January: Republic Day, 15 August: Independence Day |
15 September: Independence Day |
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Standard Time |
UTC + 5:30 Hours |
UTC -6 Hours |
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Head of State |
President - Mrs.Pratibha Devisingh Patil |
President – Mr. Álvaro Colom Caballeros |
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Head of Government |
Prime Minister - Dr. Manmohan Singh |
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Vice President |
Mr. Hamid Ansari |
Mr. Rafael Espada
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Foreign Minister |
Mr.S.M.Krishna |
Mr. Haroldo Rodas Melgar |
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Legislature |
Bicameral Parliament : House of People (Lok Sabha) and Council of States (Rajya Sabha) |
Unicameral Congress: Congreso de la Republica |
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Monetary Unit |
1 Rupee (INR) = 100 Paisa |
Quetzal (GTQ) = 100 Cents |
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Exchange Rate (17.7.09) |
US$ 1 = INR 48.7 |
US$ 1 = 8.13 GTQ |
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GDP (PPP) US$ (2008 est.) |
3.319 trillion |
68.02 billion |
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GDP Growth % |
6.7 (2008) |
3.8% (2008) |
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GDP by Sectors % |
Agriculture: 17.2 Industry: 29.1 Services: 53.7 |
Agriculture: 13 Industry: 25 Services: 61 |
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Foreign Trade US$ (2008 est.) Exports Imports |
463.2 billion 175.7 billion |
23.44 billion 8.028 billion |
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Major Exports |
Engineering goods, textiles, gems & jewelry, petroleum products, chemicals, leather manufactures |
Coffee, sugar, petroleum, apparel, bananas, fruits & vegetables, cardamom |
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Major Imports |
Crude oil, machinery, gems, fertilizers, chemicals |
Fuels, machinery, transport equipment, construction materials, grain, fertilizers, electricity |
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Major Trading Partners |
USA, China, Germany, UK, Singapore, UAE |
US , Mexico, China, El Salvador, Costa Rica |
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Major Natural Resources |
Minerals (iron, manganese, coal, mica, titanium, chromite, bauxite, limestone, thorium), arable land, fisheries, renewable energy. |
Petroleum, nickel, rare woods, fisheries, chicle, hydropower |
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Major Agricultural Produce |
Rice, wheat, oilseed, cotton, jute, tea, sugarcane, milk, potatoes, cattle, poultry, fruits & vegetables. |
Sugarcane, corn, bananas, coffee, beans, cardamom; cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens |
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Major Industries |
Textiles, chemicals, processed foods, steel, pharmaceuticals, transport equipment, cement, mining, petroleum, machinery, software |
Sugar, textiles and clothing, furniture, chemicals, petroleum, metals, rubber, tourism |
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Life Expectancy |
69.89 years (2008 est.) |
70.29 years (2009 est.) |
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Literacy |
64.8% |
69.1% |
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National Bird |
Peacock |
Quetzal |
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National Tree |
Banyan |
Ceiba |
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National Flower |
Lotus |
The White Nun Orchid |
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Internet Domain |
.in |
.gt |
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ISD Code |
+91 |
+502 |
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Political |
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India - Guatemala relations have been cordial and friendly over the years. India and Guatemala established diplomatic relations in the late 1970’s, and it has now been decided by both countries to establish resident Diplomatic Missions in each other’s country. |
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First Ministerial Visit from India |
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The visit of Mr. Anand Sharma, then Minister of State for External Affairs, in June 2007, was the first ever ministerial visit from India to Guatemala. During his visit, he announced a Line of Credit of US$10 million. Guatemala has since liberalized its visa regime, in coordination with other Central American countries, deciding to exempt visas for all Indian passport holders with effect from 1st April, 2009. |
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India-SICA FMs meeting |
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India-SICA foreign ministers’ meeting has become an important forum for India´s bilateral interaction with Guatemala. The 2nd India-SICA Foreign Ministers´ meeting took place in Delhi in June 10, 2008. The two sides agreed that a credit line of US$ 80 million for SICA will be pursued for various projects. EXIM Bank of India has also extended a US$ 10 million commercial Line of Credit to the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI), which finances regional projects. India has offered to assist SICA countries in priority areas such as agriculture, SMEs, pharmaceuticals, tourism, IT-related activities, renewable energy, disaster management, distant education and supply of satellite imagery for development purposes. The two sides agreed for greater cooperation on issues of international importance including UN reforms, international terrorism, Doha Round of WTO negotiations, climate change, food and energy security, non-proliferation and nuclear disarmament. They also agreed to set up an India-SICA Business Forum and double the volume of India-SICA bilateral trade in the next three years. India offered to raise the number of ITEC scholarships for SICA candidates from 68 to 100. It was agreed that the Ministers should meet every two years either in India or a SICA country and that they should continue to meet every year on the margins of the UN General Assembly. |
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Important Visits |
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From India |
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| Shri Mahendra Prasad, Member of Parliament, in March 2003.
Shri Anand Sharma, Minister of State for External Affairs, visited Guatemala in June 2007, when he had meetings with Mr. Gert Rosenthal, Foreign Minister of Guatemala, and Ms. Carmen Urizar, Minister of Energy & Mines. He also called on Mr. Eduardo Stein Barillas, then Vice-President of Guatemala. |
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From Guatemala |
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Mr. Jorge Skinner Klee, Vice Minister of External Relations, in February 2004 as part of a SICA delegation.
Mr. Jorge Britz, Minister of External Relations, in May 2005 at the invitation of External Affairs Minister. Mr. Gert Rosenthal, Foreign Minister of Guatemala, visited India in August 2007. Mr. Haroldo Rodas Melgar, Foreign Minister of Guatemala, to attend the India-SICA meeting at Delhi in June 2008. |
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Bilateral Agreements |
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| Agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation signed in 1981
Agreement for Cooperation on Cardamom Export signed in 1983 |
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Trade & Commerce |
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(US$ Million / DGFT Figures) |
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2002-03 |
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2004-05 |
2005-06 |
2006-07 |
2007-08 |
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Exports from India |
18.12 |
26.36 |
37.84 |
45.94 |
74.04 |
74.62 |
Imports from Guatemala |
2.43 |
0.20 |
1.06 |
1.83 |
2.1 |
3.56 |
TOTAL TRADE |
20.54 |
26.56 |
38.90 |
47.77 |
76.14 |
78.18 |
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Indian exports to Guatemala are dominated mainly by transport vehicles, auto parts, tools, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and textiles. India mainly imports cardamom and wood products from Guatemala.
An Indian donation of US$50,000 worth of medicines was given following Hurricane Stan in October 2005. India donated 36 Bajaj three-wheelers in October 2005. Praj Industries Limited, noted Indian company in the field of alternative fuels, is supplying equipment for ethanol production plants. For the first time, India participated in the INTERFER Trade Exhibition in October 2005. PLEXCONCIL delegation visited Guatemala in March 2007. |
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India-Guatemala IT Centre of Excellence |
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The Government of India, in an effort to contribute to capacity building in Guatemala, set up an IT Training Center in San Carlos University in August 2006. Tata Communications Services (TCS) ran this IT Centre till July 2008, training about 1,500 Guatemalans. |
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Cultural Cooperation |
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Cultural cooperation so far has been limited to Indian cultural troupes visiting from India to Guatemala. At the request of the Guatemala City administration and the Indian community, a plan to install a full-sized statue of Mahatma Gandhi at a prominent location in the capital is under consideration. Academic and other linkages are being encouraged and visits by Indian academicians have been well received. |
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Multilateral Cooperation |
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India and Guatemala have agreed to extend reciprocal support for the Non-Permanent Seat of the UNSC, for India in 2011-2012 and for Guatemala in 2012-2013. |
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Guatemala was first extended ITEC seats in 1997-98. During his visit in 2007, Mr. Anand Sharma announced an increase in these seats from 7 to 15 annually. Last year (2008-09) Guatemala utilized 9 ITEC seats. |
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The Indian community in Guatemala is small and consists of about 7 families and 30 individuals in all, working in the Indian Call Centre “24 X 7”, or in cardamom export trade, or in auto parts business, or cottage industries. Most of them came to Guatemala during the last two decades. A Guatemala-India Chamber of Commerce and Industry was set up in 2004, headed by Mr. Chitta Rajnjan Guha, a prominent person of Indian origin in Guatemala.
Apart from the Indian community, there are about 450-500 people of Indian origin who came to this region as indentured labourers during the 19th and early 20 centuries and settled in the coastal regional Guatemala. They live in villages, own land, and are involved in fishing, agriculture and tourism sectors. They are mostly 4th-5th generation Indians, and by now well-integrated into the local community. There is an Indian association called Asociacion Amigos de la India “Bharat Bandhu” headed by Ms. Aurora Marina Molina de Guha. Bharat Bandhu organizes cultural events to keep the Indian community connected, and celebrate the Republic Day. |
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Indian passport holders do not need visa to visit Guatemala. In a decision taken by the CA-4 countries (Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua), all Indian passport holders, irrespective of the category of their passports, are allowed visa-free entry in these countries with effect from 31 March, 2009. |
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H.E. Mr.Dinesh Kumar Jain, Ambassador of India in Mexico, is concurrently accredited as Ambassador of India to Guatemala, with residence in Mexico. |
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| Mrs Verena T. de Rasch Honorary Consul General of India |
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| Mrs. Verena T. de Rasch Honorary Consul General of India, 14 Calle 14-84, Zona 10, Oakland, Guatemala, C.A. Tel: 00-502-2368-2271, Fax: 00-502-2366-4049 Mobile: 00-502-5651-2648 |
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| 14 Calle 11-25, Zona 10, Casa Oakland, PH 6, Guatemala City. Tel. 00-502-2363-4675 |
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| Ms. Latika Kohli, an Indian woman entrepreneur based in Delhi, is the Honorary Consul General of Guatemala in India:
Ms. Latika Kohli |
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