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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

Miller's long-tongued bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Miller's long-tongued bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitat
Quote, Range and habitat
Miller's long-tongued bat is found in the following countries and territories: Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, the Netherlands Antilles, Guyana, Brazil, and Ecuador.
Mirabilis jalapa

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Mole Cricket

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Mosquito Fern

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Northern ghost bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Diclidurus albus - 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 · Trinidad and Tobago · Venezuela
Ocelot

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Oilbird

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Old World Climbing Fern

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Oncilla

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Pale-throated sloth

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Payara

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Phragmites australis

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Pineapple

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Pinktoe Tarantula

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Pipa Pipa

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Pompano dolphinfish

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Proboscis bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Rhynchonycteris naso - 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
Quassia amara

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Quillwort

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Red Mangrove

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Red-bellied Piranha

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Reddish-brown bearded saki

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Taxon page for Chiropotes sagulatus, Reddish-brown bearded saki (Mammal Diversity Database)Country distribution
Quote, Country distribution
Country distribution Brazil · French Guiana · Guyana · Suriname
Red-eared Slider

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Red-faced spider monkey

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Red-faced spider monkey (Wikipedia)Habitat and distribution
Quote, Habitat and distribution
The red-faced spider monkey is a habitat specialist, found in undisturbed primary rainforests, in northern Brazil, Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana and Venezuela.
Rhamphospermum arvense

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Roseate Spoonbill

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Royal tern

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Running Club Moss

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber)

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Shaggy bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Centronycteris maximiliani - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Guyana
Quote, Country distribution, Guyana
Country distribution Brazil · Colombia · French Guiana · Guyana · Peru · Suriname · Venezuela
Short-eared bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Cyttarops alecto - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Guyana
Quote, Country distribution, Guyana
Country distribution Bolivia · Brazil · Colombia · Costa Rica · French Guiana · Guyana · Nicaragua · Panama · Peru · Venezuela · Suriname?
South American Coati

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Spikemoss

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Spix's disk-winged bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Thyroptera tricolor (Animal Diversity Web)Geographic Range, where it lives (4)
Quote, Geographic Range, where it lives (4)
in northern South America, such as Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Trinidad
Surinam Toad

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Trinidad dog-like bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Peropteryx trinitatis - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Guyana
Quote, Country distribution, Guyana
Country distribution Aruba · Brazil · French Guiana · Grenada · Guyana · Suriname · Trinidad and Tobago · Venezuela
Urania leilus

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Urania leilus (Wikipedia)Lead, range, where it lives
Quote, Lead, range, where it lives
Its range includes Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana, eastern Colombia, Venezuela, eastern Ecuador, Brazil, northern Bolivia, eastern Peru, as well as the island of Trinidad.
Vampire Bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Vanilla Orchid (Vanilla planifolia)

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Walking Catfish

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Water Hyacinth

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Water Lily

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Webspinner

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Wedge-capped capuchin

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wedge-capped capuchin (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
It is found in northern Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela.
West Indian Manatee

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Western Honey Bee

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

White-faced saki

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Taxon page for Pithecia pithecia, White-faced saki (Mammal Diversity Database)Country distribution
Quote, Country distribution
Country distribution Brazil · French Guiana · Guyana · Suriname · Venezuela
White-tailed Deer

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

White-winged dog-like bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Peropteryx leucoptera - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Guyana
Quote, Country distribution, Guyana
Country distribution Bolivia · Brazil · Colombia · French Guiana · Guyana · Peru · Suriname · 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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