Guatemala

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Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in northern Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the south and the Gulf of Honduras to the northeast.

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Capital

Guatemala City

Population

17,263,239

Area

108,889 km2

Climate

Tropical

Government

Presidential republic

Currency

quetzal

Languages

Spanish 69.9%, Maya languages 29.7%

Sells

garments, bananas, coffee, palm oil

Sells to

USA 33%, El Salvador 11%, Honduras 9%

Land borders

4: Belize, Honduras, Mexico, El Salvador

Drives on the

right

Calling code

+502

Founded

1821

Hemisphere

Northern

Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Spanishofficial

69.9%

Maya languages

29.7%

What it sells, and to whom

Every line is a thread: click a commodity or a partner to see who else trades in it.

Farms and fisheries

sugarcane
bananas
oil palm fruit
maize
cantaloupes/melons
potatoes

Largest cities

Guatemala City capital	994,938
Villa Nueva	618,397
Mixco	465,773
Cobán	212,047
Quetzaltenango	180,706

Wars and conflicts

Click one to see everyone else who fought in it.

Guatemalan-Salvadoran war of 1906 Third Guatemala War1978–1984 Second Guatemala War1970–1971 First Guatemala War1966–1968

Form of government

Presidential republic.

representative democracy presidential system

Money, belief and alliances

Money

quetzal

Belongs to

Organization of American States United Nations World Meteorological Organization International Development Association International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency UNESCO International Bank for Reconstruction and Development Central American Bank for Economic Integration World Health Organization World Trade Organization Interpol International Hydrographic Organization Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean

Climate and geography

tropical; hot, humid in lowlands; cooler in highlands

Climate zone

Tropical

Highest point

Volcán Tajumulco

Landmarks and landscapes

Tikal Lake Atitlan Antigua Guatemala

Northern hemisphere.

Land borders (4)

Belize

Honduras

Mexico

El Salvador

In charge right now

Bernardo Arévalo de León Head of state and government

Figures from its history

Jacobo Arbenz President overthrown in a 1954 coup Juan Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán was a Guatemalan military officer and politician who served as the 25th president of Guatemala.

Rigoberta Menchu Nobel laureate indigenous rights campaigner Rigoberta Menchú Tum is a K'iche' Guatemalan human rights activist, feminist, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

Efrain Rios Montt Dictator convicted of genocide José Efraín Ríos Montt was a Guatemalan military officer who served as de facto President of Guatemala from 1982 to 1983.