Facts About Guatemala
- Country Telephone Code: 502
- Country Capital: Guatemala City
- National Currency: Quetzal
- Independence Day: September 15, 1821
- Tourism Web Site: Guatemala Tourism Institute
Geography
- Latitude & longitude: 13° 18° N / 88° 93° W
- Land Boundaries: 1,048 miles (1,687 km)
- Belize: 165 miles (266 km)
- El Salvador: 126 miles (203 km)
- Honduras: 159 miles (256 km)
- Mexico: 598 miles (962 km)
- Coastline: 249 miles (400 km)
- Caribbean Sea: 62.6 miles (100 km)
- Pacific Ocean: 186.4 miles (300 km)
- Total Area: 42,043 sq miles (108,890 sq km)
- Highest Elevation: Volcán Tajumulco - 13,845 ft. (4,220 m)
- Political Map: Guatemala is comprised of 22 departments (capitals): Alta Verapaz (Gobán), Baja Verapaz (Salamá), Chimaltenango (Chimaltenango), Chiquimula (Chiquimula), El Progreso (Guastatoya), Escuintla (Escuintla), Guatemala (Guatemala City), Huehuetenango (Huehuetenango), Izabal (Puerto Barrios), Jalapa (Jalapa), Jutiapa (Jutiapa), Petén (Flores), Quetzaltenango (Quetzaltenango), Quiché (Santa Cruz del Quiché), Retalhuleu (Retalhuleu), Sacatepéquez (Antigua Guatemala), San Marcos (San Marcos), Santa Rosa (Cuilapa), Sololá (Sololá), Suchitepéquez (Mazatenango), Totonicapán (Totonicapán) and Zacapa (Zacapa). These departments are divided into 334 municipalities.