Number of vehicles: cars 125,000 (1989), trucks and buses 100,000 (1989)
Road information: total: 14,118 km; paved: 4,871 km (including 74 km of expressways); unpaved: 9,247 km (1999)
Located in the middle of the American continent, Guatemala is surrounded by Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador and Belize.
Car registrations in Guatemala are similar in appearance to the neighbouring Latin American countries. The words ‘Centro America’ appear at the bottom of the number plates, with the word ‘Guatemala’ and the year of registration appearing on the top section of the plate. Depending on the year of registration, the number plate would have a different colour, which could range from green, blue, red, yellow, white etc.
