Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Latin America & Caribbean with a population of approximately ~18.1 million. Its capital is Guatemala City. This is the complete reference for identifying Guatemala in MapDash, Worldle, Globle, and other daily geography puzzles — drawn from one of 212 country profiles in the network.
Quick facts
| Continent / region | Latin America & Caribbean |
| Capital | Guatemala City |
| Population | ~18.1 million |
| ISO codes | GT / GTM |
| Coordinates | 14.62°, -90.53° |
| Bordering countries | None on file (island or maritime) |
How Guatemala appears in daily geography puzzles
In MapDash, Guatemala is identified through the clue sequence: latin america & caribbean first, then population range (~18.1 million), then bordering countries, then capital (Guatemala City), then a famous-for hint.
In Worldle, Guatemala is identified by its country outline shape. In Globle, the heat-map proximity game warms guesses as they approach Latin America & Caribbean.
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Reading Guatemala in MapDash context
The Guatemala record above pulls directly from OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary. What follows is the per-entity context — how Guatemala sits in the broader country-guessing geography puzzles distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.
The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.
For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for Guatemala is typically a peer within recognized sovereign countries with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.
Frequently asked questions
What is the capital of Guatemala?
The capital of Guatemala is Guatemala City.
What continent is Guatemala in?
Guatemala is in Latin America & Caribbean.
What is the population of Guatemala?
Guatemala has a population of approximately ~18.1 million.
What countries border Guatemala?
Guatemala has no bordering countries on file — likely an island nation or has only maritime neighbors.