Official name
Republic of Guatemala
Name in local language
República de Guatemala (es)
Continent
Americas
Subcontinent
Central America
Population (ranking: 68e )
18,065,725 inhabitants (2020)
Population growth
2.13 % / year
Area
108,930 km²
Density
165.85 inhabitants / km²
GDP (ranking: 72e )78.460 billions $USD (2018)
GDP/capita (ranking )
4,549 $USD (2018)
GDP growth
3.10 % / year (2018)
Life expectancy (ranking )
72.50 years (2019)
Birth rate
22.50 ‰ (2017)
Fertility rate
2.70 children / woman (2017)
Death rate (ranking )
4.80 ‰ (2017)
Infant mortality rate (ranking )
20.00 ‰ (2017)
Literacy rate
94.35 % (2014)
Official languages
Spanish
Currency
Quetzal (GTQ)
HDI (ranking: 165e )0.651 / 1 (2018)
EPI (ranking )52.33 (2018)
Government
Unitary presidential republic
Head of State
President Alejandro Giammattei
National Day
15 September (independence of 1821), 20 October (revolution of 1944)
ISO Codes GT, GTM
Demonym
Guatemalan
Tourists (ranking )
1,660,000 people (2017)
Guatemala is a Central American country surrounded by Mexico , Belize , Honduras and El Salvador . It is bathed to the east by the Caribbean Sea, and southwest by the Pacific Ocean.
Volcanos Tolimán (right) and Atitlán, Guatemala. Photo: Gringologue Flores Island, Guatemala. Photo: Javier Aroche Lake Atitlán, Guatemala Urban areas (2019)
Urban areas
Population
Guatemala
5,484,569 inhabitants
Quetzaltenango
792,530 inhabitants
Cobán
511,780 inhabitants
Mazatenango
312,071 inhabitants
Huehuetenango
225,328 inhabitants
Flores
166,476 inhabitants
Jutiapa
157,968 inhabitants
Sololá
154,054 inhabitants
Escuintla
153,131 inhabitants
Chichicastenango
148,855 inhabitants
Jalapa
147,266 inhabitants
Retalhuleu
146,974 inhabitants
San Marcos
141,439 inhabitants
Santa Cruz Barillas
140,332 inhabitants
Malacatán
139,945 inhabitants
Coatepeque
131,684 inhabitants
Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa
129,341 inhabitants
Momostenango
128,728 inhabitants
Nahualá
116,582 inhabitants
Morales
115,300 inhabitants
Sayaxché
114,781 inhabitants
Puerto Barrios
104,584 inhabitants
Santa Cruz del Quiché
102,782 inhabitants
Zacapa
99,123 inhabitants
Ixcán
98,543 inhabitants
Administrative divisions
Departments
Population
Area
Alta Verapaz
1,410,591 inhabitants
8,686 km²
Baja Verapaz
331,561 inhabitants
3,124 km²
Chimaltenango
762,742 inhabitants
1,979 km²
Chiquimula
445,555 inhabitants
2,376 km²
El Progreso
181,485 inhabitants
1,922 km²
Escuintla
820,447 inhabitants
4,386 km²
Guatemala
3,531,754 inhabitants
2,126 km²
Huehuetenango
1,390,006 inhabitants
7,400 km²
Izabal
500,827 inhabitants
9,038 km²
Jalapa
396,488 inhabitants
2,063 km²
Jutiapa
514,212 inhabitants
3,216 km²
Petén
833,679 inhabitants
35,854 km²
Quetzaltenango
940,159 inhabitants
1,953 km²
Quiché
1,237,939 inhabitants
8,378 km²
Retalhuleu
362,498 inhabitants
1,856 km²
Sacatepéquez
369,626 inhabitants
465 km²
San Marcos
1,225,335 inhabitants
3,791 km²
Santa Rosa
406,924 inhabitants
2,995 km²
Sololá
548,347 inhabitants
1,061 km²
Suchitepéquez
624,069 inhabitants
2,510 km²
Totonicapán
601,837 inhabitants
1,061 km²
Zacapa
253,560 inhabitants
2,690 km²
See also
