Mendeleev created the first periodic table based on atomic weight. He observed that many elements had similar properties, and that they occur periodically. Hence, the table's name. His periodic law states that the chemical and physical properties of the elements vary in a periodic way with their atomic weights.
Location of Guatemala City on a map. Guatemala City is the capital city of Guatemala. It has a population of 994,938, and is located on a latitue of 14.64 and longitude of -90.51. Guatemala City is also the political center of Guatemala, which is considered a Republic, and home to its Executive head of state.
A representative democracy, Guatemala's capital and largest city is Nueva Guatemala de la AsunciÃ³n, 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.