Guatemala

Republic of Guatemala República de Guatemala
Flag Coat of arms
Motto:  "Libre Crezca Fecundo" "El País de la Eterna Primavera" "The Land of the Eternal Spring"
Anthem: Himno Nacional de Guatemala National Anthem of Guatemala March: La Granadera The Song of the Grenadier
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 Chapín (informal)
Government	Unitary presidential republic
• President	Jimmy Morales
• Vice President	Jafeth Cabrera
• President of the Congress	Óscar Chinchilla
• President of the Supreme Court	Patricia Valdés
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 km2 (42,042 sq mi) (105th)
• Water (%)	0.4
Population
• 2014 estimate	16,176,133 (67th)
• Density	129/km2 (334.1/sq mi) (85th)
GDP (PPP)	2015 estimate
• Total	$124.941 billion
• Per capita	$7,680
GDP (nominal)	2015 estimate
• Total	$66.037 billion
• Per capita	$4,059
Gini (2007)	55.1 high
HDI (2014)	0.627 medium · 128th
Currency	Quetzal (GTQ)
Time zone	CST (UTC−6)
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+502
ISO 3166 code	GT
Internet TLD	.gt

Coordinates: 15°30′N 90°15′W / 15.500°N 90.250°W / 15.500; -90.250

Guatemala (ⁱ/ˌɡwɑːtᵻˈmɑːləˌ ɡwæ-ˌ ɡɑː-/ GWAH-tə-MAH-lə, GWAT-ə-MAH-lə or GAH-tə-MAH-lə; Spanish: [gwateˈmala]), officially the Republic of Guatemala (Spanish: República de Guatemala), is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, Honduras to the east and El Salvador to the southeast. With an estimated population of around 15.8 million, it is the most populous state in Central America. A representative democracy, Guatemala's capital and largest city is Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción, also known as Guatemala City.