La República de Guatemala, del náhuatl: Coactimaltlan: "Territorio muy arbolado", o "País de muchos bosques" , es un país de América Central, el más septentrional del istmo. Limita al norte y occidente con México, al nororiente con Belice y el Mar Caribe, al sur con el Océano Pacífico y al suroriente con Honduras y El Salvador. Su geografía física es en gran parte montañosa. Posee playas en el litoral del Pacífico y planicies bajas al norte del país. Es atravesado en su parte central por la Sierra Madre Chiapas.
The Republic of Guatemala is a country in Central America, in the south part of North America, bordering ► Mexico to the northwest, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, ► Belize and the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, and ► Honduras and ► El Salvador to the southeast.
Short name
Guatemala
Official name
Republic of Guatemala
Status
Independent country since 1821
Location
Central America
Capital
Ciudad de Guatemala (Guatemala City)
Population
16,858,333 inhabitants
Area
108,890 square kilometres (42,040 sq mi)
Major languages
Spanish (official), Mayan languages
Major religions
Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, and Indigenous Mayan Beliefs
This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Guatemala, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Guatemala.
Departamento de Department of Alta Verapaz
Departamento de Baja Verapaz Department of Baja Verapaz
Departamento de Chimaltenango Department of Chimaltenango
Departamento de Chiquimula Department of Chiquimula
Departamento de El Progreso Department of El Progreso
Departamento de Escuintla Department of Escuintla
Departamento de Guatemala Department of Guatemala
Departamento de Huehuetenago Department of Huehuetenago
Departamento de Izabal Department of Izabal
Departamento de Jalapa Department of Jalapa
Departamento de Jutiapa Department of Jutiapa
Departamento de Petén Department of Petén
Departamento de Quetzaltenango Department of Quetzaltenango
Departamento de Quiché Department of Quiché
Departamento de Retalhuleu Department of Retalhuleu
Departamento de Sacatepéquez Department of Sacatepéquez
Departamento de San Marcos Department of San Marcos
Departamento de Santa Rosa Department of Santa Rosa
Departamento de Sololá Department of Sololá
Departamento de Suchitepequez Department of Suchitepequez
Departamento de Totonicapán Department of Totonicapán
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