FACTS

Location: Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Mexico, and bordering the Gulf of Honduras (Caribbean Sea) between Honduras and Belize

Area (only Total) total: 108,890

Climate: tropical; hot, humid in lowlands; cooler in highlands

Terrain: mostly mountains with narrow coastal plains and rolling limestone plateau

Population: 13,002,206

Main Language (only first): Spanish

Government type: constitutional democratic republic

Capital (Name): Guatemala

Capital (Time Difference): UTC-6

Independence: 15 September 1821

National holiday: Independence Day, 15 September