Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala (), is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, Honduras to the east and El Salvador to the southeast. With an estimated population of around /1e6 round 1 million, it is the most populated state in Central America. Guatemala is a representative democracy; its capital and largest city is Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción, also known as Guatemala City. 

The territory of modern Guatemala once formed the core of the Maya civilization, which extended across Mesoamerica. Most of the country was conquered by the Spanish in the 16th century, becoming part of the viceroyalty of New Spain. Guatemala attained independence in 1821 as part of the Federal Republic of Central America, which dissolved in 1841. 

From the mid to late 19th century, Guatemala experienced chronic instability and civil strife. Beginning in the early 20th century, it was ruled by a series of dictators backed by the United Fruit Company and the United States government. In 1944, authoritarian leader Jorge Ubico was overthrown by a pro-democratic military coup, initiating a decade-long revolution that led to sweeping social and economic reforms. A U.S.-backed military coup in 1954 ended the revolution and installed a dictatorship.

1. What civilization did Guatemala contribute to?
2. Who are Guatemala's northern neighbors?
3. What about the east?
4. Do they have any other eastern neighbors?
5. Who?
6. What about the southeast?
7. Do a lot of people live there?
8. Is their capital city large?
9. What is the Spanish name for the capital?
10. What else is it called?
11. Who conquered the country?
12. When did this happen?
13. What happened to the country after being conquered?
14. Did they ever become independent?
15. When?
16. Did this independence last?
17. When did it end?
18. What happened after that?
19. Did the US have any involvement?
20. How so?
1. Maya
2. Belize
3. Caribbean
4. yes
5. Honduras
6. El Salvador
7. 1 million
8. yes
9. Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción
10. Guatemala City.
11. the Spanish
12. 16th century,
13. became part of the viceroyalty of New Spain.
14. yes
15. 1821
16. no
17. 1841
18. experienced chronic instability
19. yes
20. A U.S.-backed military coup ended the revolution
Svara på frågorna i slutet baserat på texten. Guatemala, officiellt Republiken Guatemala (), är ett land i Centralamerika som gränsar till Mexiko i norr och väster, Stilla havet i sydväst, Belize i nordost, Västindien i öster, Honduras i öster och El Salvador i sydost. Med en uppskattad folkmängd på omkring 1e6 omgång 1 miljon är det den mest befolkade delstaten i Centralamerika. Guatemala är en representativ demokrati; dess huvudstad och största stad är Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción, även känd som Guatemala City. Det moderna Guatemalas territorium utgjorde en gång kärnan i Mayacivilisationen, som sträckte sig över Mesoamerika. Större delen av landet erövrades av spanjorerna på 1500-talet, och blev en del av vicekungadömet Nya Spanien. Guatemala uppnådde självständighet 1821 som en del av Förbundsrepubliken Centralamerika, som upplöstes 1841. Från mitten till slutet av 1800-talet upplevde Guatemala kronisk instabilitet och inbördeskrig. Med början i början av 1900 - talet styrdes den av en rad diktatorer som stöddes av United Fruit Company och USA:s regering. 1944 störtades den auktoritäre ledaren Jorge Ubico genom en prodemokratisk militärkupp, och inledde en decenniumlång revolution som ledde till svepande sociala och ekonomiska reformer. En USA-stödd militärkupp 1954 avslutade revolutionen och installerade en diktatur. 1. Vilken civilisation bidrog Guatemala till? 2. Vilka är Guatemalas norra grannar? 3. - Österut, då? 4. Har de några andra grannar i öster? 5. Vilka? 6. Hur är det med sydost? 7. Bor det många där? 8. Är deras huvudstad stor? 9. Vad är det spanska namnet på huvudstaden? 10. Vad mer kallas det? 11. Vem erövrade landet? 12. När hände det här? 13. Vad hände med landet efter att ha erövrats? 14. Blev de någonsin självständiga? 15. När? 16. Varade denna självständighet? 17. När tog det slut? 18. Vad hände efter det? 19. Hade USA någon inblandning? 20. Hur då?
Answer the questions at the end based on the text. Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala (), is a country in Central America bordering Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, Honduras to the east and El Salvador to the southeast. With an estimated population of about 1e6 in a round of 1 million, it is the most populated state in Central America. Guatemala is a representative democracy; its capital and largest city is Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción, also known as Guatemala City. The territory of modern Guatemala once constituted the core of Maya civilization, which spanned Mesoamerica. Most of the country was conquered by the Spanish in the 16th century, becoming part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain. Guatemala achieved independence in 1821 as part of the Federal Republic of Central America, which was dissolved in 1841. From the mid to late 19th century Guatemala experienced chronic instability and civil war. Beginning in the early 20th century, it was ruled by a series of dictators supported by the United Fruit Company and the United States government. In 1944, authoritarian leader Jorge Ubico was overthrown by a pro-democratic military coup, and launched a decade-long revolution that led to sweeping social and economic reforms. A US-backed military coup in 1954 ended the revolution and installed a dictatorship. 1. What civilization did Guatemala contribute to? 2. What are Guatemala’s northern neighbours? 3. - What about east? 4. Do they have any other neighbors in the east? 5. Who? 6. How's the southeast? 7. Do many people live there? 8. Is their capital big? 9. What is the Spanish name of the capital? 10. What else is it called? 11. Who conquered the land? 12. When did this happen? 13. What happened to the country after being conquered? 14. Did they ever become independent? 15. When? 16. Was this independence? 17. When did it end? 18. What happened after that? 19. Did the United States have any involvement? 20. How?
1. Maya 2. Belize 3. Karibien 4. ja 5. Honduras 6. El Salvador 7. 1 miljon 8. Ja 9. Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción 10. Guatemala City. 11. den spanska 12. 1500-talet, 13. blev en del av vicekungadömet Nya Spanien. 14. ja 15. 1821 16. nr 17. 1841 18. erfor kronisk instabilitet 19. ja 20. En amerikansk militärkupp avslutade revolutionen
1. Maya 2. Belize 3. Caribbean 4. Yes 5. Honduras 6. El Salvador 7. 1 million eight, yes 9. Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción 10. Guatemala City. 11. the Spanish 12. 16th century, 13. became part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain. 14. Yes 15. 1821 16. no. 17. 1841 18. experienced chronic instability 19. yes 20. A U.S. military coup ended the revolution