Guyana
Georgetown · South America
Guyana is a country in South America. Its capital city is Georgetown, the official currency is the Guyanese Dollar, and the main language is English.
With a population of roughly 810,000 people spread over 214,969 km², Guyana is the 160th most populous country in the world and the 83rd largest by area. That works out at about 4 people per square kilometre.
Guyana shares land borders with Venezuela, Brazil and Suriname — 3 neighbours in all. Its largest urban centres are Georgetown, Linden and New Amsterdam. The highest point in the country is Mount Roraima, at 2,810 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as Belarus, while its population is closest to that of Bhutan.
- Capital
- Georgetown
- Region
- South America
- Population
- 810,000
- Area
- 214,969 km²
- Currency
- Guyanese Dollar
- Main language
- English
- Highest point
- Mount Roraima
2,810 m - Land borders
- 3
Guyana: things worth knowing
- Guyana is the only South American country with English as its official language.
- Kaieteur Falls drops 226 metres in a single uninterrupted plunge, roughly four times the height of Niagara.
- Large offshore oil discoveries after 2015 made it one of the fastest-growing economies in the world.
Guyana in context
South America has 12 sovereign countries in total. Guyana ranks 11th among them by population.
See the full list of South America countries, or browse all 195 countries.