Outline of Guatemala

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Guatemala:

Guatemala – sovereign country located in Central 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.^[1]

A representative democracy, its capital is Guatemala City. The nation has been stable since the conclusion of the Civil War in 1996 and has been in a state of continuous development and economic growth. Guatemala's abundance of biologically significant and unique ecosystems contribute to Mesoamerica's designation as a biodiversity hotspot.^[2]

• Pronunciation: /ɡwɑːtəˈmɑːlə/
• Common English country name: Guatemala
• Official English country name: The Republic of Guatemala
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Guatemalan, Chapin
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Guatemala
• International rankings of Guatemala
• ISO country codes: GT, GTM, 320
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:GT
• Internet country code top-level domain: .gt

Geography of Guatemala

• Guatemala is: a country
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
    • Americas
      • North America
        • Middle America
          • Central America
  • Time zone: Central Standard Time (UTC-06)
  • Extreme points of Guatemala
    • High: Volcán Tajumulco 4,220 m (13,845 ft)
    • Low: North Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea 0 m
  • Land boundaries: 1,687 km

 Mexico 962 km

 Belize 266 km

 Honduras 256 km

 El Salvador 203 km

• Coastline: 400 km

• Population of Guatemala: 14,027,000; Demographics of Guatemala
• Area of Guatemala: 108,890 km²
• Atlas of Guatemala

• Climate of Guatemala
• Holdridge life zones in Guatemala
• Geology of Guatemala
  • List of earthquakes in Guatemala
• Protected areas of Guatemala
  • Biosphere reserves in Guatemala
  • National parks of Guatemala
• Wildlife of Guatemala
  • Fauna of Guatemala
    • Birds of Guatemala
    • Mammals of Guatemala
  • Flora of Guatemala
    • Trees of Guatemala

• Islands of Guatemala
• Lakes of Guatemala
• Mountains of Guatemala
  • Volcanoes in Guatemala
• Rivers of Guatemala
• World Heritage Sites in Guatemala

• • Departments of Guatemala
    • Municipalities of Guatemala

Departments of Guatemala

Municipalities of Guatemala

• Capital of Guatemala: Guatemala City
• Cities of Guatemala

Demographics of Guatemala

Politics of Guatemala

• Form of government: unitary presidential representative democratic republic
• Capital of Guatemala: Guatemala City
• Elections in Guatemala
  • 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1995-96, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023
• Political parties in Guatemala

Government of Guatemala

• Head of state: President of Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo (2024–incumbent)
• Head of government: President of Guatemala
• Cabinet of Guatemala
• Ministries of Guatemala
• Secretariats of the Presidency of Guatemala

• Congress of the Republic (unicameral)

Court system of Guatemala

• Supreme Court of Guatemala

Foreign relations of Guatemala

• Diplomatic missions in Guatemala
• Diplomatic missions of Guatemala

The Republic of Guatemala is a member of:^[1]

Law of Guatemala

• Capital punishment in Guatemala
• Constitution of Guatemala
• Crime in Guatemala
• Human rights in Guatemala
  • LGBT rights in Guatemala
  • Freedom of religion in Guatemala
• Law enforcement in Guatemala

Military of Guatemala

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief: President of Guatemala, Alejandro Giammattei
    • Ministry of Defence of Guatemala
    • Military Chief of Staff
• Forces
  • Army of Guatemala
  • Navy of Guatemala
  • Air Force of Guatemala
  • Special forces of Guatemala
    • Kaibiles

History of Guatemala

Culture of Guatemala

• Cuisine of Guatemala
• Languages of Guatemala
• National symbols of Guatemala
  • Coat of arms of Guatemala
  • Flag of Guatemala
  • National anthem of Guatemala
• People of Guatemala
• Prostitution in Guatemala
• Religion in Guatemala
  • Buddhism in Guatemala
  • Islam in Guatemala
• World Heritage Sites in Guatemala

• Literature of Guatemala
• Music of Guatemala

• Football in Guatemala
• Guatemala at the Olympics

Economy of Guatemala

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 78th (seventy-eighth)
• Banking in Guatemala
  • Bank of Guatemala (central bank)
• Communications in Guatemala
  • Internet in Guatemala
• Companies of Guatemala
• Currency of Guatemala: Quetzal
  • ISO 4217: GTQ
• Guatemala Stock Exchange
• Transport in Guatemala
• Transportation in Guatemala
  • Airports in Guatemala
  • Rail transport in Guatemala
• Tourism in Guatemala
• Water supply and sanitation in Guatemala

Education in Guatemala

• Index of Guatemala-related articles
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of geography
  • Outline of North America

Wikimedia Atlas of Guatemala

• Rights Action - Website of Rights Action, with special reports on mining, human rights, the struggles of indigenous people, and impunity
• Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala = Website of Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala, with special reports on justice and accountability
• Guatemala Human Rights Commission/USA - Website of the Guatemala Human Rights Commission/USA, with special reports on human rights, genocide trials, impunity, the Mérida Initiative, femicide, Bishop Gerardi's assassination, and more.