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South America
Cooperative Republic of Guyana
📍 Essential Info
CapitalGeorgetown
TimezoneUTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Population794.1K
LanguagesEnglish (official), Guyanese Creole, Amerindian languages (including Caribbean and Arawak languages), Indian languages (including Caribbean Hindustani...
Governmentparliamentary republic
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideRight
Electrical PlugsVaries
Internet Code.gy
Internet Users82%
GDP per Capita$70,300
🌍 Geography
LocationNorthern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela
Size Comparisonslightly smaller than Idaho; almost twice the size of Tennessee
Climatetropical; hot, humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; two rainy seasons (May to August, November to January)
Terrainmostly rolling highlands; low coastal plain; savanna in south
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic GroupsEast Indian 39.8%, African descent 29.3%, mixed 19.9%, Indigenous 10.5%, other 0.5% (includes Portuguese, Chinese, White) (2012 est.)
ReligionsProtestant 34.8% (Pentecostal 22.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 5.4%, Anglican 5.2%, Methodist 1.4%), Hindu 24.8%, other Christian 20.8%, Roman Catholic 7....
Median Age28.7 years
Life Expectancy72.4 years
National HolidayRepublic Day, 23 February (1970)
Cultural Information
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook