Guyana
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| Co-operative Republic of Guyana[1] |
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| Motto: "One People, One Nation, One Destiny" | ||||||
| Anthem: "Dear Land of Guyana, of Rivers and Plains" | ||||||
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| Capital and largest city |
Georgetown 6°46′N 58°10′W / 6.767°N 58.167°W |
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| 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%[2][3] |
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| Demonym | Guyanese | |||||
| Government | Unitary Semi-presidential republic | |||||
| - | President | Bharrat Jagdeo | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Sam Hinds | ||||
| Independence | ||||||
| - | from the United Kingdom | 26 May 1966 | ||||
| - | Republic | 23 February 1970 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 214,970 km2 (84th) 83,000 sq mi |
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| - | Water (%) | 8.4 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | July 2010 estimate | 752,940[2]1 (161st) | ||||
| - | 2002 census | 751,223[3] | ||||
| - | Density | 3.502/km2 (225th) 9.071/sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2010 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $5.379 billion[4] | ||||
| - | Per capita | $6,964[4] | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2010 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $2.215 billion[4] | ||||
| - | Per capita | $2,868[4] | ||||
| HDI (2010) |  0.611[5]medium · 107th |
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| Currency | Guyanese dollar (GYD) | |||||
| Time zone | GYT Guyana Time (UTC-4) | |||||
| Drives on the | left | |||||
| Calling code | 592 | |||||
| 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 a republic with commonwealth.
Related pages[change | change source]
- Guyana at the Olympics
- Guyana national football team
- List of Guyanese people
- List of rivers of Guyana
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Parliament of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana". Parliament.gov.gy. 2012-02-16. http://www.parliament.gov.gy/. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The World Factbook: Guyana". CIA. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gy.html. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Guyana 2002 Census Bureau of Statistics – Guyana. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Guyana". International Monetary Fund. http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2013/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=2009&ey=2012&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=336&s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC%2CLP&grp=0&a=&pr.x=25&pr.y=14. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- ↑ "Human Development Report 2010". United Nations. 2010. http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2010_EN_Table1.pdf. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
Other websites[change | change source]
- President's Official Website
- Guyana Portal
- Guyana in the News
- Travel information on Guyana
- BBC's profile
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