a country in Central America, bordering on the Pacific Ocean and with a short coastline on the Caribbean Sea; population 13,276,500 (est. 2009); official language, Spanish; capital, Guatemala City
the capital of Guatemala; population 1,090,000 (est. 2009). Situated at an altitude of 1,500 m (4,920 ft) in the central highlands, the city was founded in 1776 to replace the former capital, Antigua Guatemala, which was destroyed by an earthquake in 1773
a town in the central highlands of Guatemala; population 54,100 (est. 2009)