Guatemala: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 15.72559 / longitude: -90.24305

General information

Population

This country represents 0.22% of the world's population with about 16,176,133 individuals. In this country, the median age is 23.20 years and the birth growth rate is around 1.54%.

Culture

Well known national dishes are: Fiambre, Pepian (hearty meat stew). There are UNESCO listed sites: Tikal National Park, Antigua Guatemala, Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua.

Geography

108,889 km² make up the entire country, a postcode system is employed and the key cities are: Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, Mazatenango, Ciudad De Guatemala, Retalhuleu. This nation's capital is Guatemala City and the country shares a border with Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico. The inhabitants speak the following languages: Spanish.

Education

The inhabitants stay 11 years in school (tertiary education included).

Economy

The currency symbol is Q, and the ISO code for that currency is GTQ. In this country a Big Mac is worth 26.00Q (around $3.36 USD). In 2021 the GDP was $85,985,752,107 USD, placing it at position 64 in the market.

Good to know

Phone numbers start with +502, the domain name ".gt" is used by the country's websites, the country's ISO code is GT Visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemala to learn more about this nation.

Summary

Flag
ISO code GT
Capital Guatemala City
Population 16,176,133
World percentage 0.22%
Median age 23.20 years
Population growth rate 1.54%
Main cities
Borders
Spoken languages Spanish
GDP (2021) $85,985,752,107
GDP position #64
Big Mac local price 26.00Q
Big Mac USD price $3.36
Currency code GTQ
Currency symbol Q
School life expectancy 11 years
National dish Fiambre, Pepian (hearty meat stew)
TLD .gt
Phone prefix +502
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemala

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