City: Guatemala
Capital
and largest city: Guatemala City
14°38′N 90°30′W / 14.633°N 90.500°W / 14.633; -90.500
Official languages: Spanish
Ethnic groups (2010): 41.5% mestizo
41% indigenous peoples
(9.1% K'iche'
8.4% Kaqchikel
7.9% Mam
6.3% Q'eqchi'
8.6% other Maya
0.2% non-Maya indigenous
0.1% others)
18% white
Demonym: Guatemalan
Guatemaltec
Chapín (informal)
Government: Unitary presidential republic
• President: Jimmy Morales
• Vice President: Jafeth Cabrera
• President of the Congress: Álvaro Arzú Escobar
• President of the Supreme Court: Antonio Pineda Barales
Legislature: Congress of the Republic
Independence
from the Spanish Empire• Declared: 15 September 1821
• Declared from the
First Mexican Empire: 1 July 1823
• Current constitution: 31 May 1985
Area• Total: 108,889 km (42,042 sq mi) (105th)
• Water (%): 0.4
Population• 2018 estimate: 17,263,239 (67th)
• Density: 129/km (334.1/sq mi) (85th)
GDP (PPP): 2018 estimate
• Total: $145.712 billion
• Per capita: $8,441
GDP (nominal): 2018 estimate
• Total: $74.595 billion
• Per capita: $4,321
Gini (2007): 55.1
high
HDI (2015): 0.640
medium · 128th
Currency: Quetzal (GTQ)
Time zone: CST (UTC−6)
Drives on the: right
Calling code: +502
ISO 3166 code: GT
Internet TLD: .gt
Top Things to do in Guatemala
7 Monuments & Statues in Guatemala That You Shouldn't Miss
May 1, 2022 Leonardo Torrence
Coordinates: 15°30′N 90°15′W / 15.500°N 90.250°W / 15.500; -90.250
Restaurants in Guatemala
1. Jades Tikal
4 Calle Oriente No 5, Antigua 03001 Guatemala +502 7832 3531 http://www.jadedeguatemala.com
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2. Teatro Municipal de Quetzaltenango
3. Monumento a la Paz
4. Monumento a Cristobal Colon de Thomas Mur
5. Plaza Colombia
6. Monumento a Rafael Landivar
along Alameda de Santa Lucía, Antigua Guatemala
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7. Justo Rufino Barrios
19 calle Avenida Las Americas Zonas 13 y 14, Guatemala City Guatemala
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