- conventional long form: Republic of Guatemala
- capitol = Guatemala City
- type of gov = republic
- date of Independence = 15 September 1821 (from Spain)
- National Holiday = Independence Day
- Chief of State = President Otto Fernando PEREZ MOLINA
- Head of gov = President Otto Fernando PEREZ MOLINA
- Description of Executive Branch/Powers = president and vice president elected on the same ticket by popular vote for a four-year term (may not serve consecutive terms); election last held on 11 September 2011.Council of Ministers appointed by the president.
- Description of Legislative Branch/Powers = unicameral Congress of the Republic or Congreso de la Republica (158 seats; members elected through a party list proportional representation system. Include Congress, not much power there.
- Description of judicial Branch/Powers = Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (consists of 13 magistrates including the court president and organized into several chambers); note - the court president also supervises trial judges countrywide; Constitutional Court or Corte de Constitcionalidad (consists of 5 judges and 5 alternates).
- Suffrage = 18 years of age; universal; note - active duty members of the armed forces and police may not vote by law and are restricted to their barracks on election day
- Name of their ambassador in US = Ambassador Jose Julio Alejandro LIGORRIA Carballido
- Location of their embassy = 2220 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20008
- Locations of their consulates = Washington DC
- name of US ambassador to them = Ambassador Arnold A. CHACON
- Location of their embassy = 7-01 Avenida Reforma, Zone 10, Guatemala City
- location of US consulates there = Guatemala City
- name of their rep to UN =
- Symbolism of flag = includes a green and red quetzal (the national bird) representing liberty and a scroll bearing the inscription LIBERTAD 15 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 1821 (the original date of independence from Spain) all superimposed on a pair of crossed rifles signifying Guatemala's willingness to defend itself and a pair of crossed swords representing honor and framed by a laurel wreath symbolizing victory; the blue bands stand for the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea and the sea and sky; the white band denotes peace and purity
- national symbol = quetzal (bird)
- chief of state; head of government BELOW flag BELOW