On 21 March 1847, this country declared itself an independent republic and Carrera became its first president. The population of this country today is more than 14 million people. It is the second-most populated country in both Central and South America. In February 2015, an eruption forced the closure of the capital’s main airport. Also, a September 2012 eruption of the Volcano of Fire saw an evacuation of 10,000 people ordered. The median age in this country is 20 years, that is the lowest median age in the Western Hemisphere. The civil war in this country lasted for 36 long years from 1960-1996. The country has the 2nd-largest concentration of Ozone, a gas that is available both at ground level (troposphere) and in the Earth’s upper atmosphere (stratosphere). Guatemala City is the capital of this country and at 3.7 million people in the metropolitan area. It is the largest city in all of Central America. It is served by local and international railroads, airways, and modern hi