Guatemala
Republic of Guatemala
Guatemala (GT, GTM) is a country in Central America, with Guatemala City as its capital. The currency is the Guatemalan Quetzal (GTQ, GTQ). The international dialling code is +502; mobile numbers are written like 5123 4567. The time zone is America/Guatemala. Official language: Spanish.
CurrencyGTQGTQ
Dial code+502e.g. 5123 4567
Time zoneGuatemalaUTC−06:00
LanguageSpanish
CapitalGuatemala City
Population18.3M108.9K km²
Overview
- Official name
- Republic of Guatemala
- Native name
- Guatemala
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
- GT
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
- GTM
- ISO 3166-1 numeric
- 320
- IOC code
- GUA
- Demonym
- Guatemalan
- Capital
- Guatemala City
- Region
- Americas › Central America
- Status
- Independent, UN member
- Groups
- Central America
- United Nations
- Internet domain
- .gt
- Coordinates
- 15.5, -90.25
- Area
- 108,889 km²
- Population
- 18,255,200
- GDP
- $223.2B ($12.2K per person)
- Literacy
- 75.9%
- Landlocked
- No
- Land borders
Currency
Guatemalan Quetzal GTQ
- Symbol
- GTQ narrow Q
- Minor units
- 2 decimals
- Example
- Q 1,234.50
Languages
| Language | Status | Share of population | Writing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish es | Official | 88% (16.1M) | |
| cak cak | Official (regional) | 8.8% (1.6M) | |
| Kʼicheʼ quc | Official (regional) | 8.6% (1.6M) | |
| ixl ixl | Official (regional) | 0.89% (162.5K) | |
| caa caa | Official (regional) | 0.13% (23.7K) | |
| quv quv | Official (regional) | 0.054% (9.9K) | |
| usp usp | Official (regional) | 0.045% (8.2K) | |
| xin xin | Official (regional) | 0.027% (4.9K) | |
| Qʼeqchiʼ kek | 8.8% (1.6M) | ||
| mam mam | 4.6% (839.7K) | ||
| English en | 3.1% (565.9K) | ||
| kjb kjb | 1.2% (219.1K) | ||
| poh poh | 1.2% (219.1K) | ||
| acr acr | 1.1% (200.8K) | ||
| tzj tzj | 0.61% (111.4K) | ||
| knj knj | 0.58% (105.9K) | ||
| cac cac | 0.43% (78.5K) | ||
| jac jac | 0.31% (56.6K) | ||
| agu agu | 0.26% (47.5K) | ||
| poc poc | 0.09% (16.4K) | ||
| qum qum | 0.036% (6.6K) | ||
| cab cab | 0.027% (4.9K) | ||
| ttc ttc | 0.027% (4.9K) | ||
| ckz ckz | 0.018% (3.3K) | ||
| mop mop | 0.018% (3.3K) | ||
| itz itz | 0.0091% (1.7K) |
Time zones
| Time zone | Local time | Standard | Daylight saving | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| America/Guatemala | UTC−06:00 | none | Central Standard Time |
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +502
- Dial-out prefix
- 00
- Trunk prefix
- none
- National number length
- 8–11 digits
- Emergency number
- 110 pattern 1(?:10|2[03])
Number types
| Type | National format | International format | Layout | Digits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed line | 2245 6789 | +502 2245 6789 | XXXX XXXX | 8 |
| Mobile | 5123 4567 | +502 5123 4567 | XXXX XXXX | 8 |
| Toll free | 1800 111 2222 | +502 1800 111 2222 | XXXX XXX XXXX | 11 |
| Premium rate | 1900 111 2222 | +502 1900 111 2222 | XXXX XXX XXXX | 11 |
Show the 2 formatting rules
| Digits pattern | Leading digits | Format | International |
|---|---|---|---|
(\d{4})(\d{4}) | [2-8] | $1 $2 | $1 $2 |
(\d{4})(\d{3})(\d{4}) | 1 | $1 $2 $3 | $1 $2 $3 |
Address and postal code
Address layout
{Name}
{Organization}
{Street address}
{Postal code}- {City}
No data.
Postal code
- Pattern
\d{5}- Examples
- 09001 · 01501
Calendar, units and conventions
Number and date formats
As written by the Spanish (Guatemala) locale (es-GT), amounts in GTQ.
- Number
- 1,234,567.891
- Percent
- 45.7%
- Currency (GTQ)
- Q 1,234,567.89
- Accounting
- -Q 1,234,567.89
- Currency, name
- 1,234,567.89 quetzales
- Compact short
- 1.2 M
- Compact long
- 1.2 millones
- Scientific
- 1.235E6
- Speed
- 88 kilómetros por hora
- Temperature
- 21.5 °C
- Date, full
- viernes, 27 de marzo de 2026
- Date, long
- 27 de marzo de 2026
- Date, medium
- 27/03/2026
- Date, short
- 27/03/26
- Time, medium
- 3:04:05 p. m.
- Time, short
- 3:04 p. m.
- Date and time
- 27/03/2026, 3:04 p. m.
- Month and year
- marzo de 2026
- Weekday
- viernes
- Relative time
- ayer · dentro de 3 días · hace 2 horas
- List: and
- A, B y C
- List: or
- A, B o C