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Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Flag of Guyana
Flag
Coat of arms of Guyana
Coat of arms
Motto: "One People, One Nation, One Destiny"
Anthem: "Dear Land of Guyana, of Rivers and Plains"
Location of Guyana
Capital
and largest city
 Georgetown
Official languages English
Recognised regional languages Portuguese, Hindi, Spanish, Akawaio, Macushi, Wai Wai, Arawak, Patamona, Warrau, Carib, Wapishiana, Arekuna
National language Guyanese Creole
Ethnic groups
East Indian 43.5%
Black (African) 30.2%
Mixed 16.7%
Amerindian 9.1%
Other 0.5%
Demonym(s) Guyanese
Government Unitary Semi-presidential republic
• President
 David Granger
• Prime Minister
 Moses Nagamootoo
Independence
• from the United Kingdom
 26 May 1966
• Republic
 23 February 1970
Area
• Total
 214,970 km2 (83,000 sq mi) (84th)
• Water (%)
 8.4
Population
• July 2010 estimate
 752,9401 (161st)
• 2002 census
 751,223
• Density
 3.502/km2 (9.1/sq mi) (225th)
GDP (PPP) 2010 estimate
• Total
 $5.379 billion
• Per capita
 $6,964
GDP (nominal) 2010 estimate
• Total
 $2.215 billion
• Per capita
 $2,868
HDI (2010) Increase 0.611
medium · 107th
Currency Guyanese dollar (GYD)
Time zone UTC-4 (GYT Guyana Time)
Driving side left
Calling code 592
ISO 3166 code GY
Internet TLD .gy
  1. Around one-third of the people (230,000) live in the capital, Georgetown.

The Co-operative Republic of Guyana is a country in South America. It is one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world (seven hundred thousand people live there inside its over 200,000 km² of area). Georgetown is the capital; like most of the country's settlements, it is on a flat coastal plain that goes from northwest to southeast. Venezuela claims the land west of the Essequibo River as part of Guayana Esequiba.

Guyana's current president is Bharrat Jagdeo. The country gained independence from the United Kingdom on May 26, 1966 (before which it was called British Guiana).

Guyana is member of the Commonwealth of Nations.

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Images for kids

  • LocationNetherlandsGuiana

    A map of Dutch Guiana 1667–1814

  • Boundary lines of British Guiana 1896

    Map of British Guiana

  • Plate 6 Provisional Battalion

    Georgetown in 1823

  • Rupununi Savannah

    Rupununi Savannah

  • Guyana BMNG

    Satellite image of Guyana from 2004

  • Golden frog Kaieteur (2)

    Anomaloglossus beebei (Kaieteur), specific to the Guianas

  • Rurrenabaque Bolivia - The Amazon

    The hoatzin is the national bird of Guyana

  • GuyanaKaieteurFalls2004

    Kaieteur Falls is the world's largest single-drop waterfall by volume

  • St georges

    St George's Cathedral, Georgetown

  • Tractor in field of rice by Khirsah1

    A tractor in a rice field on Guyana's coastal plain

  • Guyana Export Treemap

    Graphical depiction of Guyana's product exports in 28 colour-coded categories

  • Guyana's splenders

    Thatched roof houses in Guyana

  • Guyana population density

    Guyana's population density in 2005 (people per km2)

  • Population Guyana

    A graph showing the population of Guyana from 1961 to 2003. The population decline in the 1980s can be clearly seen.

  • Old residence

    The State House, Guyana's presidential residence

  • Cottage of city Georgetown

    The Supreme Court of Guyana

  • Parliament building, Guyana

    Guyana's parliament building since 1834

  • LethemBridge

    Cross-border bridge from Guyana to Brazil near Lethem

  • Queens College Guyana

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  • Providence Stadium outside

    Providence Stadium as seen from the East Bank Highway


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