Guatemala is in Central America.
Central America . Central America consists of seven countries : Belize , Costa Rica , El Salvador , Guatemala , Honduras , Nicaragua , and Panama . Guatemala ( [ ɡwɑːtᵻˈmɑːlə , _ ɡwæ - , _ ɡɑː - ] , or ; [ gwateˈmala ] ) , officially the Republic of Guatemala ( [ República de Guatemala , links = no ] ) , is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west , the Pacific Ocean to the southwest , Belize to the northeast , the Caribbean to the east , Honduras to the east and El Salvador to the southeast . With an estimated population of around 15.8 million , it is the most populated state in Central America .