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Guatemala
Official name: Republic of Guatemala
Also known as: República de Guatemala (Spanish)
Area of Guatemala: 108,889 km² (42,042 mi²) (106th)
Population of Guatemala: 18,406,359 (70th) - (2024 est.)
Location: Central America
Languages of Guatemala: Spanish (official) 69.9%, Mayan languages 29.7% (Qʼeqchiʼ 8.3%, Kʼicheʼ 7.8%, Mam 4.4%, Kaqchikel 3%, Qʼanjobʼal 1.2%, Poqomchiʼ 1%, other 4%), other 0.4% (includes Xinca and Garifuna) (2018 est.)
Religions of Guatemala: Protestant 40%, Roman Catholic 39%, Other Christian 1%, Other 1%, None 19% (2024 est.)
Ethnic groups of Guatemala: Ladino (Mestizo) (mixed Indigenous-Spanish - in local Spanish called Ladino) 56%, Maya 41.7%, Xinca (Indigenous, non-Maya) 1.8%, Sub-Saharan 0.2%, Garifuna (Zambo) (mixed West and Central African, Island Carib, and Arawak) 0.1%, foreign 0.2% (2018 est.)
Currency: Quetzal (GTQ)
Calling code: (+502)Organizations: United Nations
Border countries (4): Belize 266 km, El Salvador 199 km, Honduras 244 km, Mexico 958 km.
Coastline: 400 km (250 mi).
Maritime boundaries: Caribbean Sea, Pacific Ocean
Administrative divisions of Guatemala
22 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento):
Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz, Chimaltenango, Chiquimula, El Progreso, Escuintla, Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Izabal, Jalapa, Jutiapa, Peten, Quetzaltenango, Quiche, Retalhuleu, Sacatepequez, San Marcos, Santa Rosa, Solola, Suchitepequez, Totonicapan, Zacapa.
Cities, towns, and villages
- Guatemala City — Capital and largest city with many amenities
- Antigua Guatemala — Colonial Spanish capital of Central America, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the most popular among tourists. Antigua Guatemala was the cultural, economic, religious, political and educational centre for the entire region until the capital was moved. In the space of under three centuries the city acquired a number of superb monuments.
- Flores — Island capital of Petén, good starting point to access Mayan ruins of Tikal.
- Melchor de Mencos — Border town which is the main crossing point to Belize
- Panajachel — Gateway to Lake Atitlán, a beautiful and busy tourist area
- Puerto Barrios — Caribbean seaport with speedboats to and from Belize
- Puerto San José — Pacific seaport
- Quetzaltenango — Second largest city, in the western highlands. Commonly called "Xela".
- Sayaxché — River gateway in Petén
Natural resources: Petroleum, nickel, rare woods, fish, chicle, hydropower.