Guatemala β Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of Guatemala covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Guatemala
The capital of Guatemala is Guatemala City. It has a population of approximately 18.1M. The country covers an area of 108,889 kmΒ². It is located in Central America.
Geography
Guatemala is a country in Central America, part of the Americas region. It covers an area of approximately 108,889 kmΒ². It shares land borders with Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, and Mexico, totalling 4 neighbours.
Demographics & Languages
Guatemala has a population of approximately 18,079,810 people. Population density is around 166.0 people per kmΒ². Its officially recognised languages include Spanish, totalling 1 language. People from this country are referred to as Guatemalan.
Economy Overview
As of 2024, Guatemala reports a nominal GDP of about $113.2 billion. Government debt stood at roughly 25.2% of GDP in 2013. The official currency is the Guatemalan quetzal (GTQ, symbol Q). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 7.62 GTQ.
Culture & Time
Guatemala operates on a single time zone (UTC-06:00). The local week is considered to start on Monday. Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.gt.
Government & Status
The capital of Guatemala is Guatemala City. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +502. Its FIFA country code is GUA, and its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is GT.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP Γ debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.