Guatemala
Land of volcanoes, Maya pyramids and the quetzal bird
Passport card
Republic of Guatemala
Guatemala
- Capital
- Guatemala City
- Continent
- North America
- Currency
- Quetzal
- Languages
- Spanish and many Maya languages
- People
- About 1.9 crore
- Size
- About 1.1 lakh km²
- Leader
- President Bernardo Arévalo
- Free since
- 15 September 1821
- Time
- 11½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 12:30 am in Guatemala City
⭐ Guatemala's money, the quetzal, is named after a bird!
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Guatemala
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Guatemala
Turn the globe with your finger. Guatemala has 4 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Guatemala and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 30 times the size of Guatemala.
- PeopleIndia has about 77 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 1.9 crore in Guatemala.
- DistanceGuatemala City is about 15,000 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeGuatemala is 11½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 12:30 am in Guatemala City.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Guatemala, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Guatemala
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Guatemala's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Guatemala back on the map
Guatemala and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 5 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Guatemala worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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