Flag of Guatemala
The flag of Guatemala, adopted in 1871 and flown in a 5:8 ratio. Below: what its colours are, which flags it is confused with, and a short drill to make it stick.
At a glance
| Country | Guatemala |
|---|---|
| Capital | Guatemala City |
| Proportions | 5:8 |
| Adopted | 1871 |
| Emoji | 🇬🇹 |
| Code | GT · GTM |
Colours of the flag of Guatemala
The flag of Guatemala uses 2 colours: blue, white. The swatches below are sampled from the flag artwork itself, so they are the exact values used in the file rather than an approximation.
Flags often confused with Guatemala
Guatemala is genuinely easy to mix up with 3 other flags. Compare them side by side here — the difference is usually a ratio, a shade, or the order of two bands.
About the flag of Guatemala
The flag of Guatemala — officially Republic of Guatemala — is flown in a 5:8 ratio. Guatemala sits in North America, and its flag is part of the standard set used in every quiz on this site.
The current design dates from 1871. Guatemala has its capital at Guatemala City and a population of about 18.7 million, figures that come from the same dataset the quizzes are built on.
As an emoji the flag is 🇬🇹, produced from the regional indicator letters for GT. The dedicated emoji page has the codepoints, HTML entity, CSS value and shortcode if you need to paste it somewhere.
Test yourself on Guatemala
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