|
Largest Cities |
| City |
Population |
Estimated |
| Guatemala |
1,090,300 |
2002 |
| Mixco |
277,800 |
2002 |
| Villa Nueva |
134,100 |
2002 |
Key Data |
| Region: |
Central America |
| Population: |
13,730,900 October 2002 |
| Area Total: |
108,890 km2 |
| Area Land: |
108,430 km2 |
| Coast Line: |
400 km km |
| Capital: |
Guatemala City |
| Climate: |
tropical with hot and humid
conditions in the lowlands and cooler conditions in the highlands |
| Languages: |
Spanish
Indigenous languages |
| Currency: |
1 quetzal=100 centavos |
| Holiday: |
Independence Day, 15 September
(1821) |
Average Daily Temperature |
| Capital: |
Guatemala City |
| January: |
16.5°C / 61.7°F |
| July: |
18.8°C / 66°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
1188mm / 46.8'' |
Ethnic Divisions |
| Mestizo |
56% |
| Indigenous or
predominantly indigenous |
44% |
|
Boundaries |
|
Mexico: |
962km |
|
Belize: |
266km |
|
Honduras: |
256km |
|
El Salvador: |
203km |
|
