GEOGRAPHY: Area: 42,042 square miles (108,900 sq km). Guatemala is bound by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the south and El Salvador, Honduras and Belize to the east.

Test your geography smarts with this quiz: Q: Which is higher in Guatemala, the literacy rate or average life expectancy? A: The literacy rate, at 71 percent. Life expectancy is 66.

A large earthquake has struck in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Guatemala and El Salvador, according to the U.S. Geological Survey ...