| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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| groups tours with set departures |
0 World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT -4 (Guyana standard time) | Daylight savings: None |
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| Main languages: | English |
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| Other languages: | Amerindian dialects, Caribbean Hindustani, Creole, Urdu |
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| Currency: |
Guyanese dollars (GYD) €1 = GY$0.00, $1 = GY$216, £1 = GY$287 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .gy | International Dialling Code: 592 |
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For help planning your trip to Guyana including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Guyana trip planning page.
Further information on Guyana
Discover more about Guyana - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 214,970 sq km (18,120 sq km under water)
Coastline: 459 km (Atlantic Ocean)
Neighbours (border lengths): Brazil (1,606km), Suriname (600km), Venezuela (743km)
Climate: Tropical climate, hot and humid all year round with two rainy seasons - May to August and November to January.
Highest mountain: Mount Roraima (2,835m) - Climb this mountain!
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Guyana from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | Hybrid regime | 78/167 |
 | Economic Freedom | Mostly Unfree | 123/179 |
 | Press Freedom | Noticeable problems | 61/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | No rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | Medium corruption | 124/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | 112/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Full name: Cooperative Republic of Guyana Status: Independent Country
Population: 735,554 (rank: 160/196) Density: 3.4 people/sq km (rank: 190/196)
Ethnic groups: East Indian 43.5%, black (African) 30.2%, mixed 16.7%, Amerindian 9.1%, other 0.5% (2002 census)
Religions: Hindu 28.4%, Pentecostal 16.9%, Roman Catholic 8.1%, Anglican 6.9%, Seventh Day Adventist 5%, Methodist 1.7%, Jehovah Witness 1.1%, other Christian 17.7%, Muslim 7.2%, other 4.3%, none 4.3% (2002 census)
GDP (PPP): $6.59 billion GDP per capita: $8,500 (rank: 104/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.