Guatemala
Guatemala is a sovereign state in Central America. Its capital is Guatemala City. About 17 million people live there (2018). It covers 108,889 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Guatemala City
- People (2018)
- 17 million
- Area
- 108,889 km²
- Currency
- quetzal
Guatemala at a glance
- In its own language
- República de Guatemala
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- North America
- Capital
- Guatemala City
- Population
- 17,263,239 (2018)
- Area
- 108,889 km² (42,042 mi²)
- People are called
- Guatemalan
- Official languages
- Spanish
- Currency
- quetzal
- GDP (nominal)
- US$95 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 69 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.627 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 48.3 (2014)
- Unemployment
- 3% (2014)
- Government
- presidential system, representative democracy
- Head of state
- Bernardo Arévalo de León (since 2024)
- Head of government
- Bernardo Arévalo de León (since 2024)
- Country codes
- GT, GTM
- Calling code
- +502
- Internet domain
- .gt
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC−06:00, America/Guatemala
- Coordinates
- 15.5°, -90.25°
Guatemala and its neighbours
Guatemala borders Belize, El Salvador, Honduras and Mexico. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Guatemala
- Neighbours
Divisions of Guatemala
- Alta Verapaz Department
- Baja Verapaz Department
- Chimaltenango Department
- Chiquimula Department
- Petén Department
- El Progreso Department
- Quiché Department
- Escuintla Department
- Guatemala Department
- Huehuetenango Department
- Izabal Department
- Jalapa Department
- Jutiapa Department
- Quetzaltenango Department
- Retalhuleu Department
- Sacatepéquez Department
- San Marcos Department
- Santa Rosa Department
- Sololá Department
- Suchitepéquez Department
- Totonicapán Department
- Zacapa Department
Member of
- United Nations
- World Trade Organization
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Central American Bank for Economic Integration
- Central American Common Market
- Interpol
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- International Hydrographic Organization
- UNESCO
- Universal Postal Union
and 7 more organisations.
How far are you from Guatemala?
On a phone this uses GPS. The calculator shows the straight-line distance to the nearest country border from where you are.
Questions
What is the capital of Guatemala?
The capital of Guatemala is Guatemala City.
What is the population of Guatemala?
Guatemala has about 17,263,239 people, as recorded in 2018.
How big is Guatemala?
Guatemala covers 108,889 square kilometres (42,042 square miles).
What currency does Guatemala use?
The quetzal.
What language is spoken in Guatemala?
The official language of Guatemala is Spanish.
Which countries border Guatemala?
Guatemala shares a border with Belize, El Salvador, Honduras and Mexico.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.