GY
Guyana
Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Guyana sits in South America and uses GYD - Guyanese dollar ($). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Georgetown
Population
951K
Area
215K km2
Population
951K
950,986 people
Area
215K km2
214,969 square kilometers
Density
4/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Georgetown
6.8, -58.15
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Guyana, officially listed here as Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Guyana, GY, GUY, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Guyana is grouped under Americas, more specifically South America, with South America shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 950,986 people and a land area of 214,969 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 4 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 5, -59, while the capital coordinate reference is 6.8, -58.15. Guyana shares listed land borders with BRA, SUR, VEN, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Georgetown (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Georgetown, Linden, New Amsterdam, Anna Regina and Princetown. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Guyana, capital of Guyana, and major urban areas in Guyana. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary parliamentary republic with an executive presidency. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include Commonwealth and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Guyana uses calling code +592, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC-04:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists GYD - Guyanese dollar ($), while language records include English. Vehicle data records the driving side as left and vehicle sign codes as GUY. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 45.1 for 1998.
How to use this profile
This Guyana profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
GY / GUY
Top-level domains
.gy
Continents
South America
Border countries
BRA, SUR, VEN
Driving side
left
Vehicle signs
GUY
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Guyana is represented by the GY country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Georgetown
Demerara-Mahaica
235,017
primary
#2
Linden
Upper Demerara-Berbice
28,674
admin
#3
New Amsterdam
East Berbice-Corentyne
14,762
admin
#4
Anna Regina
Pomeroon-Supenaam
12,448
admin
#5
Princetown
East Berbice-Corentyne
12,000
City
Governance
Government type
Unitary parliamentary republic with an executive presidency
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+592
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC-04:00
Languages
English
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
45.1
1998