
| America > South America > Guyana | |
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| Official Name Co-operative Republic of Guyana | |
| Motto One People, One Nation, One Destiny | |
| Region America | |
| Sub-Region South America | |
| Capital Georgetown | |
| Currency Guyanese Dollar (GYD) | |
| Independence Day 26 May 1966: Independence from the United Kingdom in 1966. | |
| Population 784,894 | |
| Nationality Guyanese | |
| Ethnic Group 43.45% Indian, 30.2% Black (African), 16.73% Mixed, 9.16% Amerindian, 0.2% Portuguese, 0.19% Chinese, 0.06% European, 0.01% Others | |
| Area 214,969 km2 | |
| Neighbor Countries Brazil, Suriname, Venezuela | |
| Time Zone GYT (Guyana Time) (UTC-4) | |
| Geo Location Latitude 5.00, Longitude -59.00 | |
| Dialing Code +592 | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 2 code GY | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 3 code GUY | |
| ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 328 | |
| Code for International Olympic Committee GUY | |
| Country Domain (ccTLD) .gy | |