Home > South America > Guyana
Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Government type Parliamentary republic
Area 214,970 kmē (83,000 sq mi)
Population 879,000 inh. (2022 census)
Population 980,000 inh. (2026 est.)
Population density 4.5 inh/kmē (12 inh/miē)
Area 214,970 kmē (83,000 sq mi)
Population 879,000 inh. (2022 census)
Population 980,000 inh. (2026 est.)
Population density 4.5 inh/kmē (12 inh/miē)
Capital Georgetown (126,000 pop., 245,000 urban aggl.)
Currency Guyanese dollar
Human development index 0.776 (89th place)
Languages English (official), Creole-English, Hindi dialects, Amerindian languages
Life expectancy M 67 years, F 74 years
Currency Guyanese dollar
Human development index 0.776 (89th place)
Languages English (official), Creole-English, Hindi dialects, Amerindian languages
Life expectancy M 67 years, F 74 years
GEOGRAPHY DATA OF GUYANA
Largest cities
Georgetown 126,000 pop., 245,000 urban aggl.
Linden 33,200 pop.
Highest mountains
Mount Roraima 2,810 m (9,219 ft)
Longest rivers
Essequibo 1,010 km (628 mi)
Courantyne 725 km (450 mi)
Largest islands
Hogg 60 kmē (23 sq mi)
ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS OF GUYANA
Guyana is administratively divided into 10 regions, with very different territorial extensions between the coastal ones and those of the hinterland; Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo and Cuyuni-Mazaruni are the two largest regions, but both have a population density of less than 0.5 inhabitants per square kilometer; the most populated region is instead that of Demerara-Mahaica, where the capital is located and which hosts just over 2/5 of the country's inhabitants, despite making up just 1% of the surface area of Guyana.Apart from Georgetown, there are no other proper cities, with all the major towns located a short distance from the capital or along the Atlantic coast, with the exception of Linden, located about 100 kilometers further south inland.