Guatemala
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Republic of Guatemala
República de Guatemala (Spanish) |
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Motto:
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| Anthem: Himno Nacional de Guatemala (English: “National Anthem of Guatemala”)1:38 | |
| March:
La Granadera
(English: “The Song of the Grenadier”)
1:46 |
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| Capital
and largest city |
Guatemala City 14°38′N 90°30′W / 14.633°N 90.500°W |
| Official languages | Spanish |
| Ethnic groups
(2018[2]) |
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| Religion
(2017)[3] |
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| Demonym(s) | Guatemalan Chapín |
| Government | Unitary presidential republic |
| Alejandro Giammattei | |
| Guillermo Castillo | |
| Shirley Rivera | |
| Legislature | Congress of the Republic |
| Independence | |
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• Declared
from the Spanish Empire
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15 September 1821 |
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• Declared from the
First Mexican Empire |
1 July 1823 |
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• Declared from the Federal Republic of Central America |
17 April 1839 |
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• Current constitution |
31 May 1985 |
| Area | |
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• Total |
108,889 km2 (42,042 sq mi) (105th) |
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• Water (%) |
0.4 |
| Population | |
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• 2023 estimate |
17,980,803[4] (69th) |
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• Density |
129/km2 (334.1/sq mi) (85th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2022 estimate |
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• Total |
 $185.8 billion[5] (77th) |
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• Per capita |
$9,931[5] (121nd) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2022 estimate |
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• Total |
$91.3 billion[5] (70th) |
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• Per capita |
$4,880[5] (108th) |
| Gini (2014) | 48.3[6] high |
| HDI (2021) |  0.627[7]
medium · 135th |
| Currency | Quetzal (GTQ) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +502 |
| ISO 3166 code | GT |
| Internet TLD | .gt |
