Conventional Long Form Name
Republic of Guatemala Capital City Guatemala City Type of Government Presidential Republic Date of Independence September 15, 1821 National Holidays Independence Day- September 15 Chief of State President Jimmy Morales Head of Government President Jimmy Morales Ambassador to the US Gladys Ruiz Sanchez Embassy in the US 2220 R Street NW, Washington DC 20008 Consulates in the US Atlanta, Georgia Chicago, Illinois Denver, Colorado Houston, Texas Los Angeles, California McAllen, Texas Miami, Florida Phoenix, Arizona Providence, Rhode Island San Francisco, California Silver Spring, Maryland Tucson, Arizona Ambassador from the US Todd D. Robinson |
Embassy in Guatemala
7-01 Avenida Reforma, Zone 10, Guatemala City Consulates in Guatemala 7-01 Avenida Reforma, Zone 10, Guatemala City Representative to the UN Jorge Skinner-Klee Suffrage 18 years old, no active military members or police can vote National Anthem Himno Nacional de Guatemala https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHKnuWxgI9w Executive Branch/Powers President, cabinet, majority vote, 4 year term Legislative Branch/Powers Congress of the Republic, 158 seats Judicial Branch/Powers Supreme Court of Justice, Constitutional Court National Symbols Quetzal (bird), blue and white Refugees No Data Stateless Persons No Data Human Trafficking Issues No Data International Disputes Territorial conflicts with Belize and the Caribbean Sea Mexican and Guatemalan refugees Internally Displaced Persons 251,000 Illicit Drug Trafficking/Use Major transit country for cocaine and heroin Proximity to Mexico with illegal drug corruption |