COUNTRY GUIDE · North America
Guatemala
Explore the geography, landmarks, and distinctive stories of Guatemala.
Guatemala at a glance
- CAPITAL
- Guatemala City
- REGION
- North America
- POPULATION
- 18,400,000
- AREA
- 108,889 km²
- LANGUAGE
- Spanish
- CURRENCY
- Quetzal (GTQ)
COUNTRY SUPERLATIVE
Maya City
Tikal was one of the great urban centers of the ancient Maya world.
DID YOU KNOW?
A surprising detail about Guatemala
Guatemala’s quetzal bird shares its name with the national currency and appears on the country’s coat of arms.
Geography and nearby countries
PinPointr places Guatemala in its North America region. Its reference dataset lists an area of 108,889 km² and a population of approximately 18,400,000. The country is not listed as landlocked in PinPointr’s geography reference.
Listed land neighbors
Country statistics are fixed PinPointr gameplay references and may differ from current government or international estimates. Country highlights and illustrations are educational material, not official travel advice.