Guatemala (Republic of Guatemala), GT

Guatemala: Independent country in Central America

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Quick Facts about Republic of Guatemala

Population :	17,263,239
Country :	Guatemala
Different from :	Guatemala Department
Head of government :	President of the Republic of Guatemala
Plate code :	GCA
Area :	108889 km²
Official name :	République du Guatémala, Guatemala
Continent :	North America
Easternmost point :	Point(-88.231694444 15.724555555)
Northernmost point :	Point(-90.987833333 17.815694444)
Legislative body :	Congress of Guatemala
Official language :	Spanish
Capital :	Guatemala City
Capital city :	Republic of Guatemala is capital of Federal Republic of Central America
Establishment :	January 01, 1821 (204 years ago)
Time Zone :	UTC−06:00
Local time :	21:53:59 (4th December 2025)

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Geography

Republic of Guatemala is located at 15°30'0"N 90°15'0"W (15.5000000, -90.2500000). It has 4 neighbors: Belize, El Salvador, Honduras and Mexico.

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The largest city of Republic of Guatemala is Guatemala City with a population of 994,938. Other cities include, Villa Nueva population 406,830, Villa Canales population 122,194, Escuintla population 103,165 and Antigua Guatemala population 39,368. See all Republic of Guatemala cities & populated places.

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Republic of Guatemala has 4 neighbours.

Belize Independent country in Central America
Republic of El Salvador Independent country in Central America
Republic of Honduras Independent country in Central America
Mexico Independent country in the southern portion of North America

Jutiapa Department
Sololá Department
Santa Rosa Department
Chimaltenango Department
Baja Verapaz Department
Jalapa Department
Totonicapán Department
Zacapa Department
Petén Department
Huehuetenango Department
Sacatepéquez Department
Retalhuleu Department
El Progreso Department
Escuintla Department
Guatemala Department
Quiché Department
Quetzaltenango Department
Suchitepéquez Department
Alta Verapaz Department
Chiquimula Department
Izabal Department
San Marcos Department

Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
1960	4,140,636	-	estimation process
1961	4,253,298	2.65%	estimation process
1962	4,369,153	2.65%
1963	4,488,229	2.65%	estimation process
1964	4,610,494	2.65%	estimation process
1965	4,735,961	2.65%	estimation process
1966	4,864,495	2.64%	estimation process
1967	4,996,199	2.64%	estimation process
1968	5,131,566	2.64%	estimation process
1969	5,271,250	2.65%	estimation process
1970	5,415,616	2.67%	estimation process
1971	5,565,101	2.69%	estimation process
1972	5,719,315	2.7%	estimation process
1973	5,876,798	2.68%	estimation process
1974	6,035,549	2.63%	estimation process
1975	6,194,218	2.56%	estimation process
1976	6,352,074	2.49%	estimation process
1977	6,509,758	2.42%	estimation process
1978	6,668,975	2.39%	estimation process
1979	6,832,183	2.39%	estimation process
1980	7,001,101	2.41%	estimation process
1981	7,176,504	2.44%	estimation process
1982	7,357,730	2.46%
1983	7,543,343	2.46%	estimation process
1984	7,731,210	2.43%	estimation process
1985	7,919,874	2.38%	estimation process
1986	8,108,903	2.33%	estimation process
1987	8,299,070	2.29%	estimation process
1988	8,491,594	2.27%	estimation process
1989	8,688,240	2.26%	estimation process
1990	8,890,329	2.27%	estimation process
1991	9,098,613	2.29%	estimation process
1992	9,312,915	2.3%	estimation process
1993	9,532,550	2.3%	estimation process
1994	9,756,398	2.29%
1995	9,983,861	2.28%	estimation process
1996	10,214,623	2.26%
1997	10,449,636	2.25%	estimation process
1998	10,691,090	2.26%	estimation process
1999	10,941,913	2.29%	estimation process
2000	11,204,183	2.34%	estimation process
2001	11,478,984	2.39%	estimation process
2002	11,765,738	2.44%	estimation process
2003	12,062,835	2.46%
2004	12,367,800	2.47%	estimation process
2005	12,678,919	2.45%	estimation process
2006	12,995,374	2.44%	estimation process
2007	13,317,931	2.42%	estimation process
2008	13,648,307	2.42%	estimation process
2009	13,988,988	2.44%
2010	14,341,576	2.46%	estimation process
2011	14,706,578	2.48%	estimation process
2012	15,082,831	2.49%	estimation process
2013	15,468,203	2.49%	estimation process
2014	15,306,316	-1.06%	(Worldbank)
2015	15,567,419	1.68%	(Worldbank)
2016	15,827,690	1.64%	(Worldbank)
2017	16,087,418	1.61%	(Worldbank)
2018	17,263,239	6.81%	estimation process
2019	16,604,026	-3.97%	(Worldbank)

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