Guyana: map, capital and facts
Guyana is a country in South America. Its capital is Georgetown. Its official language is English.
Guyana covers about 214,969 km², making it the 83rd-largest by area of the 194 countries in Warmer. Roughly 836 thousand people live there, the 160th-most populous.
Guyana shares land borders with 3 countries: Brazil, Suriname and Venezuela.
Where is Guyana?
Guyana is in South America. Its centre lies at roughly 5°N, 59°W, in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
Guyana is shown in yellow; numbers mark the neighbouring countries listed below.
Guyana facts
| Capital | Georgetown |
|---|---|
| Continent | South America |
| Region | South America |
| Area | 214,969 km² (83rd largest) |
| Population | 835,986 (160th most populous) |
| Language | English |
| Currency | Guyanese dollar ($) |
| Landlocked | No |
| Land borders | 3 |
| Centre point | 5°N, 59°W |
Countries that border Guyana
Other countries near Guyana
Measured as the straight-line distance between the countries' centres.
- Trinidad and Tobago, about 700 km
- Grenada, about 840 km
- Barbados, about 910 km
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, about 950 km
- Saint Lucia, about 1,010 km
Guess Guyana in Warmer
In Warmer, you guess a mystery country and the globe runs warmer as you close in. Every guess also shows clue tiles, and the facts above are exactly what they compare. If Guyana were the answer, guessing it would show:
- Continent: Americas
- Subregion: South America
- Hemisphere: Northern
- Landlocked: No
- Area: 214,969 km²
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More countries in South America
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Country data from mledoze/countries, boundaries from Natural Earth (public domain). Population figures are approximate. All countries.