Outline of Guyana
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
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- 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
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- Guyana is: a country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere
- Western Hemisphere
- 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
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- 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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- Climate of Guyana
- Renewable energy in Guyana
- Wildlife of Guyana
- Fauna 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
Administrative divisions of Guyana
[edit]Administrative divisions of Guyana
Regions of Guyana
[edit]Neighborhood Councils of Guyana
[edit]Neighborhood Councils of Guyana
Municipalities of Guyana
[edit]- Capital of Guyana: Georgetown
- Cities of Guyana
Demography of Guyana
[edit]Government and politics of Guyana
[edit]- Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic republic
- Capital of Guyana: Georgetown
- Elections in Guyana
- Political parties in Guyana
Branches of the government of Guyana
[edit]Executive branch of the government of Guyana
[edit]Legislative branch of the government of Guyana
[edit]Judicial branch of the government of Guyana
[edit]Court system of Guyana
Foreign relations of Guyana
[edit]International organization membership
[edit]The Co-operative Republic of Guyana is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Guyana
[edit]Law of Guyana
- Law Enforcement in Guyana
- Cannabis in Guyana
- Constitution of Guyana
- Crime in Guyana
- Human rights in Guyana
Military of Guyana
[edit]- Command
- Forces
- Military ranks of Guyana
Local government in Guyana
[edit]Local government in Guyana
History of Guyana
[edit]- Timeline of the history of Guyana
- Current events of Guyana
Culture of Guyana
[edit]- 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]- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (IMF 2020 estimate) : 148th (one hundred and forty eighth)
- Agriculture in Guyana
- Banking in Guyana
- Communications in Guyana
- Companies of Guyana
- Currency of Guyana: Dollar
- ISO 4217: GYD
- Mining in Guyana
- Guyana Stock Exchange
- Transport in Guyana
- Water supply and sanitation in Guyana
Education in Guyana
[edit]See also
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ a b "Guyana". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
External links
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- 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
- 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.
- Map
- Guyana on Google Maps.
