The Guatemala, officially Republic of Guatemala, is a Central the West and to the north by Mexico, to the east by Belize, the Gulf of Honduras and to the South by El Salvador and the Pacific Ocean. Its capital is Guatemala City, which is also its largest and most populous urban center. The country has na area of 108,889 km², being the third largest of the subcontinentm surpassed only by Nicaragua and Honduras, respectively. The nation has a wide variety of climates due to its mountainous terrain ranging from sea level up to 4,220 meters in altitude.