The Flag of Guyana

The Coat of arms of Guyana

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Guyana:

Guyana – previously known as British Guiana, is the only nation state of the Commonwealth of Nations on the mainland of South America.^[1] Bordered to the east by Suriname, to the south and southwest by Brazil and to the west by Venezuela, it is the third-smallest country on the mainland of South America. It is one of four non-Spanish-speaking territories on the continent, along with the countries of Brazil (Portuguese), Suriname (Dutch) and the French overseas region of French Guiana (French).

General reference

• Pronunciation: /ɡaɪˈænə/ or /ɡiːˈɑːnə/
• Common English country name: Guyana
• Official English country name: The Co-operative Republic of Guyana
• Common endonym(s): Guyana
• Official endonym(s): The Co-operative Republic of Guyana
• Adjectival(s): Guyanese (disambiguation)
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology : Name of Guyana
• ISO country codes: GY, GUY, 328
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:GY
• Internet country code top-level domain: .gy

Geography of Guyana

Geography of Guyana

• Guyana is: a country
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Western Hemisphere
    • South America
  • Time zone: UTC-04
  • Extreme points of Guyana
    • High: Mount Roraima 2,750 m (9,022 ft)
    • Low: North Atlantic Ocean 0 m
  • Land boundaries: 2,949 km

 Brazil 1,606 km

 Venezuela 743 km

 Suriname 600 km

• Coastline: North Atlantic Ocean 459 km

• Population of Guyana: 744,962 (Jul. 2018 estimate) - 161th most populous country
• Area of Guyana: 214,999 km²
• Atlas of Guyana

Environment of Guyana

• Climate of Guyana
• Renewable energy in Guyana
• Wildlife of Guyana
  • Fauna of Guyana
    • Birds of Guyana
    • Mammals of Guyana

Natural geographic features of Guyana

• Islands of Guyana
• Rivers of Guyana
• Valleys of Guyana
• World Heritage Sites in Guyana: None

Regions of Guyana

Ecoregions of Guyana

List of ecoregions in Guyana

Administrative divisions of Guyana

Administrative divisions of Guyana

• Regions of Guyana
  • Neighborhood Councils of Guyana

Regions of Guyana

Regions of Guyana

Neighborhood Councils of Guyana

Neighborhood Councils of Guyana

Municipalities of Guyana

• Capital of Guyana: Georgetown
• Cities of Guyana

Demography of Guyana

Demographics of Guyana

Government and politics of Guyana

Politics of Guyana

• Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic republic
• Capital of Guyana: Georgetown
• Elections in Guyana
• Political parties in Guyana

Branches of the government of Guyana

Government of Guyana

Executive branch of the government of Guyana

• Head of state and head of government: President of Guyana, Irfaan Ali

Legislative branch of the government of Guyana

• National Assembly (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Guyana

Court system of Guyana

Foreign relations of Guyana

Foreign relations of Guyana

• Diplomatic missions in Guyana
• Diplomatic missions of Guyana

International organization membership

The Co-operative Republic of Guyana is a member of:^[1]

Law and order in Guyana

Law of Guyana

• Guyana Police Force
• Cannabis in Guyana
• Constitution of Guyana
• Crime in Guyana
• Human rights in Guyana
  • LGBT rights in Guyana
  • Freedom of religion in Guyana

Military of Guyana

Military of Guyana

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
• Forces
  • Army of Guyana
  • Navy of Guyana
  • Air Force of Guyana
• Military ranks of Guyana

Local government in Guyana

Local government in Guyana

History of Guyana

History of Guyana

• Timeline of the history of Guyana
• Current events of Guyana

Culture of Guyana

Culture of Guyana

• Cuisine of Guyana
• Languages of Guyana
• National symbols of Guyana
  • Coat of arms of Guyana
  • Flag of Guyana
  • National anthem of Guyana
• People of Guyana
• Prostitution in Guyana
• Public holidays in Guyana
• Religion in Guyana
  • Christianity in Guyana
  • Hinduism in Guyana
  • Islam in Guyana
  • Sikhism in Guyana
• World Heritage Sites in Guyana: None

Art in Guyana

• Literature of Guyana
• Music of Guyana

Sports in Guyana

Sports in Guyana

• Football in Guyana
• Guyana at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Guyana

Economy of Guyana

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (IMF 2020 estimate) : 148th (one hundred and forty eighth)
• Agriculture in Guyana
• Banking in Guyana
• Communications in Guyana
  • Internet in Guyana
• Companies of Guyana
• Currency of Guyana: Dollar
  • ISO 4217: GYD
• Mining in Guyana
• Guyana Stock Exchange
• Transport in Guyana
  • Airports in Guyana
  • Rail transport in Guyana
• Water supply and sanitation in Guyana

Education in Guyana

Education in Guyana