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Guyana

Also Known As Co-operative Republic of Guyana
South America

Guyana is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the Guianas region, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, Suriname, Brazil and Venezuela. It gained independence from the United Kingdom on 26 May 1966. It is a unitary parliamentary republic. Its capital is Georgetown. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Georgetown 2
Population
1,025,200 2
2026 estimate, from Guyana's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2026 2
Area (sq km)
214,969 2
Independence or Founding Year
1966 2
Guyana gained independence from the United Kingdom on 26 May 1966.
Landlocked
No 3
Income Group
High 4
Government Type
Republic 3
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Guyana

Regions

Rupununi

Guyana

Cities

Ciudad Bolívar

Guyana

Georgetown

Guyana

Parika

Guyana
Connections

Associated With

Demerara-Mahaica, States or Territories

Demerara-Mahaica is associated with Guyana.

Source Demerara-Mahaica (Wikipedia)
Georgetown, Cities

Georgetown is the capital of Guyana.

Source Georgetown, Guyana (Wikipedia)
The Amazon Basin, Landforms
Source Amazon Basin (Wikipedia)

Bordered By Water

Brazil, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive, lower reliability tier): The World Factbook: Brazil (Government, Administrative divisions)

Borders

Suriname, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Guyana
Venezuela, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Guyana

Has Capital

Georgetown, Cities
Source Georgetown, Guyana (Wikipedia)

Rivers Through Territory

Essequibo River, Bodies of Water
In the Other Atlases

Nationals Include

Désirée Bernard

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Kenneth Benjamin (judge)

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Louise Blenman

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Louise Blenman
Mohamed Shahabuddeen

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Roxane George-Wiltshire

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Roxane George-Wiltshire - WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Alison Roxane McLean George-Wiltshire is a Guyanese lawyer and jurist who has served as Chief Justice of Guyana since 2017.
Daphne Steele

Also in Medicine Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Daphne Steele (Wikipedia)Lead [nationality]
Quote, Lead [nationality]
was a Guyanese nurse and midwife
Irfaan Ali

Also in Political Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Irfaan Ali (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Mohamed Irfaan Ali (born 25 April 1980) is a Guyanese politician serving as the tenth and current president of Guyana since 2020.
Carl Hooper

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Carl Hooper (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a Guyanese former cricketer
Clive Lloyd

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Clive Lloyd (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is a Guyanese-British former cricketer and captain of the West Indies cricket team
Ezekiel Jackson

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Ezekiel Jackson (Wikipedia)Early life
Quote, Early life
was born on April 22, 1978 in Linden, Guyana
Shivnarine Chanderpaul

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Shivnarine Chanderpaul (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a Guyanese cricket coach and former captain of the West Indies cricket team

Origin Of

Mamoncillo Seed

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Purdue University NewCROP: Mamoncillo (Fruits of Warm Climates, Julia F. Morton)Origin and Distribution
Quote, Origin and Distribution
Origin and Distribution The mamoncillo is native to Colombia, Venezuela, and the island of Margarita, also French Guiana, Guyana and Surinam.
Pholourie

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Pholourie (Wikipedia)
Bank of Guyana

Also in Society and Culture Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Site Of

Bank of Guyana

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Secretariat of the Caribbean Community

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Found There

Dwarf little fruit bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Dwarf little fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives (5)
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives (5)
throughout the Guianas
Eastern Lowland Olingo

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Eastern Lowland Olingo (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, guyana
Quote, Distribution and habitat, guyana
from the lowlands east of the Andes in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru and Venezuela
Electric Eel

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Enterolobium cyclocarpum

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Frosted sac-winged bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Saccopteryx canescens - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Guyana
Quote, Country distribution, Guyana
Country distribution Bolivia · Brazil · Colombia · Ecuador · French Guiana · Guyana · Peru · Suriname · Venezuela
Fruit Fly

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Gasteracantha cancriformis

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Geoffroy's Tailless Bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Giant African Land Snail

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Giant Anteater

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Giant Freshwater Prawn

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Giant Tiger Prawn

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Golden Polypody

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Goldeneye cichlid

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Golden-handed tamarin

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Golden-handed tamarin (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
in Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname
Great Barracuda

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Great stripe-faced bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Great stripe-faced bat (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
including eastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, Peru, northern Bolivia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Brazil
Greater ghost bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Diclidurus ingens - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Guyana
Quote, Country distribution, Guyana
Country distribution Brazil · Colombia · Guyana · Venezuela
Greater sac-winged bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Saccopteryx bilineata - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Guyana
Quote, Country distribution, Guyana
Country distribution Belize · Bolivia · Brazil · Colombia · Costa Rica · Ecuador · El Salvador · French Guiana · Guatemala · Guyana · Honduras · Mexico · Nicaragua · Panama · Peru · Suriname · Trinidad and Tobago · Venezuela
Greenhall's dog-faced bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Greenhall's dog-faced bat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It lives in Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, the Guianas, northeastern Brazil and Trinidad.
Guianan bonneted bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Guianan bonneted bat (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives
is found primarily in Guyana and Suriname
Guyanan red howler

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Guyanan red howler (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
is a species of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey, native to Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad, French Guiana, Venezuela and Brazil
Harpy Eagle

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Heliamphora heterodoxa

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Heliamphora heterodoxa (Wikipedia)Lead, Guyana
Quote, Lead, Guyana
native to Venezuela and adjacent Guyana
Hoatzin

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Honey Bee

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Horsetail

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Humpback Anglerfish

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Ipomoea alba

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Ipomoea violacea

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Isabelle's ghost bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Diclidurus isabella - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Guyana
Quote, Country distribution, Guyana
Country distribution Brazil · French Guiana · Guyana · Venezuela
Ivanacara bimaculata

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Jaguar

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Kapok

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Katydid

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

King Vulture

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Kinkajou

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Lantana Camara

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Lesser bulldog bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Lesser bulldog bat (Wikipedia)Habitat, countries: guyana
Quote, Habitat, countries: guyana
They are found in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, and Peru.
Lesser dog-like bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Peropteryx macrotis - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Guyana
Quote, Country distribution, Guyana
Country distribution Belize · Bolivia · Brazil · Colombia · Costa Rica · Ecuador · El Salvador · French Guiana · Guatemala · Guyana · Honduras · Mexico · Nicaragua · Panama · Paraguay · Peru · Suriname · Venezuela
Lesser ghost bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Diclidurus scutatus - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Guyana
Quote, Country distribution, Guyana
Country distribution Brazil · Colombia · Ecuador · French Guiana · Guyana · Peru · Suriname · Venezuela
Lesser sac-winged bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Saccopteryx leptura - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Guyana
Quote, Country distribution, Guyana
Country distribution Belize · Bolivia · Brazil · Colombia · Costa Rica · Ecuador · El Salvador · French Guiana · Guatemala · Guyana · Honduras · Mexico · Nicaragua · Panama · Peru · Suriname · Trinidad and Tobago · Venezuela
Lesser Yellowlegs

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Long-legged bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Lycopodium Clavatum

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Mahi-mahi

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Mangrove cuckoo

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Margay

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Mato Grosso dog-faced bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mato Grosso dog-faced bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitat, where it lives
Quote, Range and habitat, where it lives
including Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, and Venezuela

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Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
View the Source
2. Guyana (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox
    Co-operative Republic of Guyana
  • Infobox, capital
    Georgetown
  • Infobox, area
    214,969 km2
  • Infobox: population_estimate
    1,025,200
  • Article text
    It gained independence in 1966 and officially became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations in 1970.
  • Introduction
    a country on the northern coast of South America
View the Source
3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Guyana
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)
  • Geography, Coastline
    459 km
  • Government, Government type
    parliamentary republic
  • Borders: Suriname, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
    Suriname 836 km
  • Borders: Venezuela, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
    Venezuela 789 km
View the Source
4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record GUY, incomeLevel
Quote, Country record GUY, incomeLevel
"name": "Guyana", "region": { "id": "LCN", "iso2code": "ZJ", "value": "Latin America \u0026 Caribbean " }, "adminregion": { "id": "", "iso2code": "", "value": "" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "HIC", "iso2code": "XD", "value": "High income" }
View the Source
Wikidata: Guyana
Wikidata Q734, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Amazon Basin (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: The Amazon Basin, Lead, drainage basin countries sentence
Quote, Associated With: The Amazon Basin, Lead, drainage basin countries sentence
The Amazon drainage basin covers a large area spreading across the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela, as well as the territory of French Guiana.
View the Source
Kaieteur National Park (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Kaieteur National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Rupununi (source article)
Encompasses: Rupununi, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Rupununi, Lead
The Rupununi is a region in the south-west of Guyana, bordering the Brazilian Amazon.
View the Source
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive, lower reliability tier): The World Factbook: Brazil (Government, Administrative divisions)
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive, lower reliability tier)Bordered By Water: Brazil, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Brazil, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Guyana 1,308 km
View the Source
Demerara-Mahaica (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Demerara-Mahaica, Lead paragraph
Quote, Encompasses: Demerara-Mahaica, Lead paragraph
Demerara-Mahaica (Region 4) is a region of Guyana.
View the Source

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