Guatemala is about 42,043 square miles (108,890 square kilometers) in size, which makes it roughly the same size as the state of Tennessee in the United States. It is about 27% the size of California, being approximately 3.7 times smaller than that state. Guatemala is located in Central America, bordered by Mexico, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, the Pacific Ocean, and the Caribbean Sea, featuring diverse geography including mountains, volcanoes, and coastlines.