Guatemala City
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| Postal Code | 01001 to 01025, excluding 20, 22, and 23 |
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| Elevation | 15004900 |
| Weather | 19°C, Wind N at 0 km/h, 91% Humidity |
| Population | 2. 45 million (2018) |
| Climate | Cwb |
| Local time | Tuesday 20:44 |
| Did you know | Guatemala City is the most-populous city in Guatemala by population (942,348). |
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| ID | 860156 |
About Guatemala City
Guatemala City is the capital of Guatemala, in Central America. It's known for its Mayan history, high-altitude location and nearby volcanoes. On central Plaza Mayor, also known as Parque Central, the Metropolitan Cathedral is full of colonial paintings and religious carvings. The National Palace of Culture has a balcony overlooking the square. South of the city, trails lead up to the active Pacaya Volcano.
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Class A drug use 'at a record level due to young people'
... police with cocaine seized in Guatemala City, Guatemala - - class to use A drug was a downward trend between 1996 and 2011/12, from 9...
Class A drug use 'at a record level due to young people'
Young adults who are thought to be behind a record level of Class A drug use in England and Wales.
A slight increase in use among people between the ages of 16 and 59 led to the highest total since records began in 1996, according to the government, The Last Crime Survey is.
The increase is "primarily" by powder cocaine and ecstasy among 16-to 24-Year -old, says in the Home Office .
The strongest increase is in people in their early twenties.
Round 1. 3 million, or 3. 7% of people between the ages of 16 and 59 used a Class A drug in The Last Year , according to the latest official drug statistics abuse, The Crime Survey for England and Wales.
This is not a big increase, since 2017/18, when it 3. 5% and is only slightly higher than the previous record of 3. 6% in 2008.
But The Report says it was a "real rise in Class A drug use" in the 16-to-24.
Police with cocaine seized in Guatemala City , Guatemala -- class to use A drug was a downward trend between 1996 and 2011/12, from 9. 2% to 6. 2%.
a Slight increase from Year to Year , and since then has led to a "significant" increase, with around 8. 7% of young adults, a Class A drug in The Last Year , or up to 550,000 people.
The proportion of 20-to 24-Year -olds was highest, at 10. 4%.
Last month, official figures showed That - with 2,917 people die due to the consumption of illicit drugs in the Year 2018.
most of These were due to opiates, such as heroin, but cocaine deaths have doubled in The Last three years. The production of opium and cocaine are at their highest levels ever, according to the United Nations.
from 56 to 92, with deaths of under-29s in England and Wales, the highest level since records began in 1993.
And according to the drug policy group Transform, it is just the statistics about deaths That should concern us The Most .
"in view of the government, the narrow focus on the reduction of the use of, The Rise in Class A drug use among Young People is looks since 2012, very bad," Steve Rolles of Transform news beat says.
"But the General statistics on the use reveal a lot about the problematic or harmful use.
"This Year 's drug-death statistics are revealing and alarming, with fatalities rising at a much faster rate than use. "
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Source of news: bbc.com
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