COUNTRY GUIDE · South America
Guyana
Explore the geography, landmarks, and distinctive stories of Guyana.
Guyana at a glance
- CAPITAL
- Georgetown
- REGION
- South America
- POPULATION
- 830,000
- AREA
- 214,969 km²
- LANGUAGE
- English
- CURRENCY
- Guyana Dollar (GYD)
COUNTRY SUPERLATIVE
Powerful Waterfall
Kaieteur Falls drops about 226 m in a single plunge.
DID YOU KNOW?
A surprising detail about Guyana
Guyana is the only sovereign country in South America with English as its official language.
Geography and nearby countries
PinPointr places Guyana in its South America region. Its reference dataset lists an area of 214,969 km² and a population of approximately 830,000. The country is not listed as landlocked in PinPointr’s geography reference.
Listed land neighbors
Country statistics are fixed PinPointr gameplay references and may differ from current government or international estimates. Country highlights and illustrations are educational material, not official travel advice.