Guatemala
Guatemala
Capital Guatemala City
108,889 km² · 18,687,881 people (2025) · Guatemalan quetzal
Thirty-seven volcanoes run down the Pacific side, four of them active; Tajumulco at 4,220 m is the highest point in Central America. Lake Atitlán fills a caldera left by an eruption about 84,000 years ago and is over 340 m deep. Tikal in the northern lowlands has temples rising 65 m above the rainforest canopy.
The facts
- Capital
- Guatemala City
- Area
- 108,889 km² — 42,042 sq mi
- Population
- 18,687,881 (2025)
- Density
- 171.6 people per km²
- Currency
- Guatemalan quetzal (GTQ, Q)
- Official language
- Spanish
- Time zone
- UTC-06:00
- Calling code
- +502
- Drives on the
- right
- ISO codes
- GT · GTM
- Continent
- North America
How it compares
- By area
- 106 of 200
- By population
- 70 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 110,879 | 6,433,302 |
| Cuba | 110,860 | 10,937,203 |
| Guatemala ← | 108,889 | 18,687,881 |
| Iceland | 103,000 | 392,404 |
| South Korea | 99,720 | 51,684,564 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Guatemala?
- Guatemala City
- What currency does Guatemala use?
- The Guatemalan quetzal (GTQ).
- How big is Guatemala?
- 108,889 km², or 42,042 square miles — 106 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Guatemala drive on?
- The right.
Related pages
- Bulgaria 110,879 km²
- Cuba 110,860 km²
- Iceland 103,000 km²
- South Korea 99,720 km²
- United States North America
- Mexico North America
- Canada North America
- Haiti North America
- Dominican Republic North America
- Honduras North America
- Cuba North America
- Nicaragua North America
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)