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The Republic of Guatemala, established on March 21, 1847, after having formed part for twenty-six years of the Confederation of Central America, is governed under a Constitution proclaimed December 1879, and modified October, 1885, November, 1887, October, 1889, and July, 1903. By its terms the legislative power is vested in a National Assembly, consisting of representatives (one for every 20,000 inhabitants) chosen by universal suffrage for four years, and a Council of State of 13 members, partly elected by the National Assembly, partly appointed by the President of the Republic. The executive is vested in a President, elected for six years.
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Statistical and other Books of Reference concerning Guatemala
1. Official Publications
Foreign Office Reports. Annual Series. London.
Informe de la Direccion de Estadistica. Annual. Guatemala.
Informe de la Secretaria de Fomento. Annual, Guatemala.
Memorias de los Secretarios de Estado del Goebierno de la república de Guatemala (Gobernacion y Justicia ; Instruccion Pública ; Guerra ; Hacienda ; Relaciones Exteriores). Annual. Guatemala.
Movimiento de poblacion habido en los pueblos de la república de Guatemala. Annual. Guatemala.
Reseña de los progresos alcanzados en los ramos de I’errenos, Ferrocariles, Carreteras Puentes, Comunicaciones por Correo, Telegrafo y Talefono, y Produccion Agricola Guatemala.
2. Non-Official Publications
Brigham (T.), Guatemala. The Land of the Quetzal. London, 1887.
Caille (Alexis), Au Pays du Printemps éternel : La Guatémala et son avenir économique. Paris, 1914.
Fife (D.). Guatemala and the States of Central America. London, 1913.
Keane (A. H.), Central and South America. In Stanford’s Compendium. New Issue. London, 1901.
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Niederlim (G.), The Republic of Guatemala. Philadelphia, 1898.
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Sapper (K.), Das nordliche Mittel-Amerika. Reisen und Studien, 1888–95. Brunswick, 1897.—Ueber Gebirgsbau und Boden des Nördlichen Mittelamerika. Ergänzungsheft, Petermann’s Mitteil. Gotha, 1899.—Mittelamerikanische Reisen und Studien aus den Jahren 1888 bis 1900. Braunschweig, 1902.—In den Vulcangebieten Mittelamerikas und Westindiens. Stuttgart, 1905.
Seier (Caecilie), Auf alten Wegen in Mexico und Guatemala, 1895297. Berlin, 1900.— Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse einer Reise durch Mexico und Guatemala. Part I. Berlin, 1901.
Stephan (C. H.), Le Guatemala Economique. Paris, 1906.
Stoll (Otto), Guatemala. Reisen und Schilderungen aus den Jahren 1878–83. Leipzig. 1886.
Winter (N. O.), Guatemala and her People of To-day. Boston, 1909.
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Keltie, J.S., Epstein, M. (1917). Guatemala. In: Keltie, J.S., Epstein, M. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230270466_26
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