Flag of Guatemala

🎨 What the flag means

Guatemala's flag has sky blue, white and sky blue stripes with the coat of arms in the middle. By law, the blue stands for strength, justice, truth and loyalty, and the white for purity, integrity and light. The coat of arms shows the resplendent quetzal, the national bird and a symbol of liberty, with a scroll showing the date of independence, 15 September 1821.

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

17.3 million (2018)

🏙️ Capital

Guatemala City994.9 thousand people (2025)

🗣️ Main language

Spanish

✨ 3 fun facts

1. Guatemala has 37 volcanoes, and four of them are active.
2. Besides Spanish, people in Guatemala speak twenty-one different Mayan languages.
3. The marimba, which is like a big wooden xylophone, is Guatemala's national instrument.