Guatemala

Guatemala administrative divisions

22 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento)

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

Guatemala City, Guatemala capital city

Guatemala flag

What continent does Guatemala fall under?

North America, in Central America

Most spoken language in Guatemala, by order

Spanish (official) 69.9%, Maya languages (Q'eqchi', K'iche, Mam, Kaqchikel, Q'anjob'al, Poqomchi', and other), and other (includes Xinca and Garifuna). The 2003 Law of National Languages officially recognized 23 indigenous languages, including 21 Maya languages, Xinca, and Garifuna

Here you'll find some words to help you speak Spanish

Spanish is spoken in Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Panama, Honduras, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Venezuela, Ecuador, New Zealand, Equatorial Guinea, Aruba, Belize, Brazil, Canada, Cayman Islands, Curacao, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Saint Martin, Sint Maarten, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Wallis and Futuna. Spanish is spoken by 7% of the World population!

The Spanish language code is es

Geographical position of Guatemala in the world

Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Mexico, and bordering the Gulf of Honduras (Caribbean Sea) between Honduras and Belize

How is Guatemala climate?

generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds

What are Guatemala neighbours?

Mexico. Honduras. Belize. El Salvador.

What is Guatemala most predominant religion?

Roman Catholic,

and Guatemala second most predominant religion

Evangelical,

and other practiced religions in Guatemala ?

atheist

What is Guatemala ISO country code?

GT

and Guatemala ISO3

GTM

Guatemala country area

108890 sq km

What is Guatemala country population?

17,247,807

What is Guatemala time zone?

UTC −06:00

What is internet country code (ccTLD) used to indicate the Guatemala websites?

The websites ccTLD used in Guatemala is .gt

Guatemala calling code

Calling from a different country, everyone should use the prefix 502 before the Guatemala phone number

Guatemala Global Peace Index Rank

According to visionofhumanity.org, Guatemala ranks at position of the Global Peace Index Rank, with a Global Peace Index Score of

The currency name used in Guatemala is the Quetzal with the currency code GTQ

What has been Guatemala GPD per capita evolution in the last years?

Guatemala GDP per capita, according to CIA, has been of $8,400 (2020 est.), $8,700 (2019 est.) and $8,500 (2018 est.) data are in 2017 US dollars.
Guatemala GDP per capita is in rank 148 compared to other countries in the world , with a value of $8,400 - data from 2020

The monthly minimum wage in local currency in Guatemala is 2.392,0 Q an approximate equivalence to 229,4 € (euros), values of 2013