台灣邦交國之一。1821年脫離西班牙殖民，1944年開始致力於經濟現代化。但在那之後國內紛擾不堪，打了一場36年的內戰，當地原住民馬雅人幾乎遭到種族滅絕。1996年才擺脫軍政府的掌控，重啟民主化歷程。與鄰國貝里斯長期存在邊界不清的問題，還在等國際法院裁決。

Year Founded: 1821

Guatemala is one of Taiwan’s diplomatic allies. It attained independence in 1821 from Spain and started a series of economic reforms in 1944. After that, Guatemala endured a bloody civil war for 36 years, including genocidal massacres of the Maya population perpetrated by the military. In 1996, the military dictatorship was finally overthrown and the democratic transition was initiated. Guatemala has long had a border dispute with its neighbor Belize. Negotiations are currently underway under the auspices of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to conclude it.