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    Outline of Guyana

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    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

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    An enlargeable basic map of Guyana
    • Pronunciation: /ɡˈænə/ or /ɡˈɑːnə/
    • 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

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    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

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    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

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

    Regions of Guyana

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    Ecoregions of Guyana

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    List of ecoregions in Guyana

    Administrative divisions of Guyana

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    Administrative divisions of Guyana

    • Regions of Guyana
      • Neighborhood Councils of Guyana
    Regions of Guyana
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    Regions of Guyana

    Neighborhood Councils of Guyana
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    Neighborhood Councils of Guyana

    Municipalities of Guyana
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    • Capital of Guyana: Georgetown
    • Cities of Guyana

    Demography of Guyana

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    Demographics of Guyana

    Government and politics of Guyana

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    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

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    Government of Guyana

    Executive branch of the government of Guyana

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

    Legislative branch of the government of Guyana

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    • National Assembly (unicameral)

    Judicial branch of the government of Guyana

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    Court system of Guyana

    Foreign relations of Guyana

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    Foreign relations of Guyana

    • Diplomatic missions in Guyana
    • Diplomatic missions of Guyana

    International organization membership

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

    Law and order in Guyana

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    Law of Guyana

    • Law Enforcement in Guyana
    • 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

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    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

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    Local government in Guyana

    History of Guyana

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    History of Guyana

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

    Culture of Guyana

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    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

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    • Literature of Guyana
    • Music of Guyana

    Sports in Guyana

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    Sports in Guyana

    • Football in Guyana
    • Guyana at the Olympics

    Economy and infrastructure of Guyana

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    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

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    Education in Guyana

    See also

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    Guyana

    • Index of Guyana-related articles
    • List of Guyana-related topics
    • List of international rankings
    • Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
    • Member state of the United Nations
    • Outline of geography
    • Outline of South America

    References

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