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Guatemala, Central America

This post was last updated by José of onez on Tuesday, 20 May 2025.

Guatemala City, capital city of Guatemala

Image of Guatemala City, capital city of Guatemala

Guatemala is a Central-American republic leading global cardamom exports, attracting near-shoring textile and BPO investments, and showcasing rich Maya archaeological sites.
Guatemala in one word would be “Maya,” meaning ancient civilization.

Guatemala Flag

Flag of Guatemala

Guatemala armorial

armorial of Guatemala

Guatemala is a country on the Latin America and the Caribbean, North America located in the Central America sub‑region of the Americas continent.

Easy learning about Guatemala

The capital city of Guatemala is Guatemala City.

Guatemala is located in Latin America and the Caribbean, North America
Central America
Americas Continent
Inhabitants of Guatemala are called Guatemalans
Guatemala has a population of 18,124,838 inhabitants
within a total area of 108,890 Km2
(67,661 sq mi)
(2023 UN data)
Guatemala’s Global Peace Index (GPI) 117 (world rank position)
GPI scale of 2.33
This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is...
(2024 data from GPI)
Human Development Index (HDI) Guatemala HDI ranks in position nº 137 worldwide
HDI of 0.662 (0.4 to 1)
(2023 data from UNDP)
Guatemala’s passport allows visa-free entry to 135 countries
Guatemala passport ranks 35th in the world
(2025 HP Index data)
Guatemala GDP per capita is $6,698 USD
(2025 estimated data from IMF)
Guatemala ’s LGBTI legal status Same-sex sexual acts are Legal
(2025 ILGA data)
Guatemala EPI (English Proficiency Index)is classified as Moderate proficiency
has a score of 507
ranks 58th worldwide
(2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude 15° 30' N, 90° 15' W
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Neighbouring countriesMexico, Honduras, Belize, El Salvador.
Guatemala Climategenerally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds
Most predominant religionRoman Catholic,
Second most predominant religionEvangelical,
Currency name & code Quetzal (GTQ)
Internet ccTLD.gt
Guatemala calling code+502

Guatemala administrative divisions

22 departments (departamentos)

  1. Alta Verapaz,
  2. Baja Verapaz,
  3. Chimaltenango,
  4. Chiquimula,
  5. El Progreso,
  6. Escuintla,
  7. Guatemala,
  8. Huehuetenango,
  9. Izabal,
  10. Jalapa,
  11. Jutiapa,
  12. Peten,
  13. Quetzaltenango,
  14. Quiche,
  15. Retalhuleu,
  16. Sacatepequez,
  17. San Marcos,
  18. Santa Rosa,
  19. Solola,
  20. Suchitepequez,
  21. Totonicapan,
  22. Zacapa

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