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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 edit

An enlargeable basic map of Guyana

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 edit

An enlargeable topographic map 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 edit

An enlargeable satellite image 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 edit

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

Regions of Guyana edit

Ecoregions of Guyana edit

List of ecoregions in Guyana

Government and politics of Guyana edit

Politics of Guyana

Branches of the government of Guyana edit

Government of Guyana

Executive branch of the government of Guyana edit

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

Legislative branch of the government of Guyana edit

National Assembly (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Guyana edit

Court system of Guyana

Foreign relations of Guyana edit

Foreign relations of Guyana

International organization membership edit

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

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)
Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
Commonwealth of Nations
Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of 77 (G77)
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Court (ICCt)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Migration (IOM) (observer)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (subscriber)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Latin American Economic System (LAES)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Organization of American States (OAS)
Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Rio Group (RG)
Union of South American Nations (UNASUR)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Guyana edit

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 edit

Military of Guyana

Local government in Guyana edit

Local government in Guyana

History of Guyana edit

History of Guyana

Timeline of the history of Guyana
Current events of Guyana

Culture of Guyana edit

Culture of Guyana

Cuisine of Guyana
Languages of Guyana
National symbols 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 edit

Sports in Guyana edit

Sports in Guyana

Economy and infrastructure of Guyana edit

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 edit

Education in Guyana

References edit

^ ^a ^b "Guyana". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

External links edit

Wikimedia Atlas of Guyana

Government

President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana - Official Website
Encyclopædia Britannica - Guyana Country Page
National Assembly
Official Website of the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA)
Official Website of the Guyana Office for Investment - GO-Invest
Ministry of Health
Declassified US State Department documents detailing covert action from the start of postwar independence

General

Guyana at Curlie
SDNP Guyana - Guyanese directory and host to ministerial sites
Guyana YellowPages - Guyana online Yellow Pages business directory.
"Guyana country profile". BBC News. 2019-02-11. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
Hinduism in Guyana and Suriname
Map of Guyana - Tourist Destinations
Guyana International Travel Information - U.S. State Department Consular Information Sheet for Guyana with entry requirements and travel information and warnings
Guyana. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.

News media

Guyanese Christian Association of Canada
Guyana News and Information One of the most popular websites for current news and information, this site also hosts an email directory of people from the Guyanese Community and Discussion Forum.
GINA - Government Information Agency. Updated daily.
The Guyana Chronicle - Local daily government run newspaper.
Kaieteur news - Local daily independent newspaper.
Stabroek News - Local daily independent newspaper. Updated daily and maintains archives for 7 days.
Voice of Guyana International - independent owned Internet radio
- BBC Caribbean News Guyana Suicide rates.