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Guatemala is divided into 22 departamentos (departments
could be a word to call them) and they all have their own flag
which is raised along with the country flag.
Jose Herrera, 10 October 1998
A map, taken from
http://www.rds.org.gt/mirador/, shows 23 departments, one of
them being Belize... Was this an error or does Guatemala have a
claim over Belize?
Antonio Martins , 15 August 1999
Guatemala has been claiming sovereignty over Belize for more
than 100 years and recognized the independent Belize only in
1991.
Source: Encyclopaedia Universalis, CD-ROM edition (1998)
Ivan Sache, 16 August 1999
The Departments of Guatemala are :
Franc van Diest, 12 August 2000
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