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Central America & Caribbean
Republic of Guatemala
🗺️ Guatemala City, Guatemala
Capital city
📍 14.6349°, -90.5069°View larger map →
📍 Essential Info
CapitalGuatemala City
TimezoneUTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Population18.3M
Governmentpresidential republic
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideRight
Electrical PlugsVaries
Internet Code.gt
Internet Users56%
GDP per Capita$12,600
🌍 Geography
LocationCentral America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Mexico, and bordering the Gulf of Honduras (Caribbean Sea) between Honduras and Belize
Size Comparisonslightly smaller than Pennsylvania
Climatetropical; hot, humid in lowlands; cooler in highlands
Terraintwo east-west trending mountain chains divide the country into three regions: the mountainous highlands, the Pacific coast south of mountains, and the vast northern Peten lowlands
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic GroupsMestizo (mixed Indigenous-Spanish - in local Spanish called Ladino) 56%, Maya 41.7%, Xinca (Indigenous, non-Maya) 1.8%, African descent 0.2%, Garifuna...
ReligionsEvangelical 45.7%, Roman Catholic 42.4%, none 11%, unspecified 0.9% (2023 est.)
Median Age26.7 years
Life Expectancy73.5 years
National HolidayIndependence Day, 15 September (1821)
Cultural Information
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook