> Guatemala is divided into 22 departments (departamentos) and sub-divided into about 332 municipalities (municipios).
The departments include:
> Alta Verapaz
> Baja Verapaz
> Chimaltenango
> Chiquimula
> Pet�n
> El Progreso
> El Quich�
> Escuintla
> Guatemala
> Huehuetenango
> Izabal
> Jalapa
> Jutiapa
> Quetzaltenango
> Retalhuleu
> Sacatep�quez
> San Marcos
> Santa Rosa
> Solol�
> Suchitep�quez
> Totonicap�n
> Zacapa
> Guatemala is heavily centralized. Transportation, communications, business, politics, and most relevant urban activity takes place in Guatemala City.
> Guatemala City has about 2 million inhabitants within the city limits and more than 5 million within in the urban area. This is a significant percentage of the population (12 million