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ھن ملڪ جي سرزمين [[مايا تھذيب]] جو مرڪز ھئي جيڪا [[ميسو-آمريڪا ]] تائين ڦھليل ھئي. سورھين صدي عيسويءَ ۾ اسپين ھن ملڪ جي سرزمين تي قابض ٿيو ۽ ان کي [[نئون اسپين|نئين اسپين]] جي [[وائسرائلٽي]] جو حصو بڻايو. 1821ع م گوئٽي مالا [[وچ آمريڪا جي وفاقي ريپبلڪ]] جي حصي جي حيثيت م آزاد ٿيو. 1841ع م اھو وفاق ثٽي ويو. ويھين صديءَ جي شروع ۾ ھتي لاڳاتار آمرن [[يونائيٽيڊ فروٽ ڪمپني]]، [[يونائيٽيڊ اسٽيٽس]] جي ٽيڪ تي حڪومتون ڪيون. 1944ع ۾ [[جارج اوبيڪو ]] نالي آمر کي جمھوريت جي حق م ڪيل فوجي انقلاب ذريعي ھٽايو ويو ۽ ملڪ م سماجي ۽ معاشي سڌارا آيا. 1954ع ۾ يونائيٽيڊ اسٽيٽس جي مدد سان فوجي بغاوت ٿي جنھن سان ان انقلاب جو خاتمو آندو ويو. 1960 کان 1996 تائين يونائيٽيڊ اسٽيٽس جي حمايت يافتہ حڪومتن ۽ کاٻي ڌر جي باغين وچ ۾ گھرو ويڙھ ھلي. بعد م گڏيل قومن جي مدد سان امن معاھدو عمل ۾ آيو
The territory of modern Guatemala once formed the core of the [[Maya civilization]], which extended across [[Mesoamerica]]. Most of the country was [[Spanish conquest of Guatemala|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 by 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]] [[Federal government of the United States|government]]. In 1944, the authoritarian leader [[Jorge Ubico]] was overthrown by a pro-democratic military coup, initiating a [[Guatemalan Revolution|decade-long revolution]] that led to sweeping social and economic reforms. A [[1954 Guatemalan coup d'état|U.S.-backed military coup]] in 1954 ended the revolution and installed a dictatorship.{{sfn|Blakeley|2009|p=92}}
From 1960 to 1996, Guatemala [[Guatemalan Civil War|endured a bloody civil war]] fought between the US-backed government and [[Left-wing politics|leftist]] rebels, including [[Guatemalan genocide|genocidal massacres]] of the Maya population perpetrated by the military.{{sfn|Cooper|2008|p=171}}{{sfn|Solano|2012|p=3–15}}{{sfn|Navarro|1999}} Since a [[United Nations]]-negotiated peace accord, Guatemala has witnessed both economic growth and successful democratic elections, though it continues to struggle with high rates of poverty, crime, drug trade, and instability. {{as of|2014}}, Guatemala ranks 31st of 33 Latin American and Caribbean countries in terms of the [[Human Development Index]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/human-development-index-hdi|title=Human Development Index (HDI) {{!}} Human Development Reports|website=hdr.undp.org|access-date=15 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128091411/http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/human-development-index-hdi|archive-date=28 January 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
Guatemala's abundance of biologically significant and unique ecosystems includes many endemic species and contributes to Mesoamerica's designation as a [[biodiversity hotspot]].{{sfn|Conservation International|2007|p=}}
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