Outline of Guyana
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Guyana:
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An enlargeable relief map of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Guyana – previously known as British Guiana, is the only nation state of the Commonwealth of Nations on the mainland of South America.[1] Bordered to the east by Suriname, to the south and southwest by Brazil and to the west by Venezuela, it is the third-smallest country on the mainland of South America. It is one of four non-Spanish-speaking territories on the continent, along with the countries of Brazil (Portuguese), Suriname (Dutch) and the French overseas region of French Guiana (French).
General reference
An enlargeable basic map of Guyana
- Pronunciation: /ɡaɪˈænə/ or /ɡiːˈɑːnə/
- Common English country name: Guyana
- Official English country name: The Co-operative Republic of Guyana
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Guyanese (disambiguation)
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Guyana
- ISO country codes: GY, GUY, 328
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:GY
- Internet country code top-level domain: .gy
Geography of Guyana
An enlargeable topographic map of Guyana
- Guyana is: a country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere
- Western Hemisphere
- Time zone: UTC-04
- Extreme points of Guyana
- High: Mount Roraima 2,750 m (9,022 ft)
- Low: North Atlantic Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: 2,949 km
- Population of Guyana: 738,000 - 159th most populous country
- Area of Guyana: 214,999 km2
- Atlas of Guyana
Environment of Guyana
An enlargeable satellite image of Guyana
- Climate of Guyana
- Renewable energy in Guyana
- Wildlife of Guyana
- Fauna of Guyana
Natural geographic features of Guyana
- Islands of Guyana
- Rivers of Guyana
- Valleys of Guyana
- World Heritage Sites in Guyana: None
Regions of Guyana
Ecoregions of Guyana
List of ecoregions in Guyana
Administrative divisions of Guyana
Administrative divisions of Guyana
- Regions of Guyana
- Neighborhood Councils of Guyana
Regions of Guyana
Neighborhood Councils of Guyana
Neighborhood Councils of Guyana
Municipalities of Guyana
- Capital of Guyana: Georgetown
- Cities of Guyana
Demography of Guyana
Government and politics of Guyana
- Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic republic
- Capital of Guyana: Georgetown
- Elections in Guyana
- Political parties in Guyana
Branches of the government of Guyana
Government of Guyana
Executive branch of the government of Guyana
Legislative branch of the government of Guyana
Judicial branch of the government of Guyana
Court system of Guyana
Foreign relations of Guyana
- Diplomatic missions in Guyana
- Diplomatic missions of Guyana
International organization membership
The Co-operative Republic of Guyana is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Guyana
Law of Guyana
- Cannabis in Guyana
- Constitution of Guyana
- Crime in Guyana
- Human rights in Guyana
Military of Guyana
Military of Guyana
- Command
- Forces
- Army of Guyana
- Navy of Guyana
- Air Force of Guyana
- Military ranks of Guyana
Local government in Guyana
Local government in Guyana
Culture of Guyana
- Cuisine of Guyana
- Languages of Guyana
- National symbols of Guyana
- Coat of arms of Guyana
- Flag of Guyana
- National anthem of Guyana
- People of Guyana
- Prostitution in Guyana
- Public holidays in Guyana
- Religion in Guyana
- Christianity in Guyana
- Hinduism in Guyana
- Islam in Guyana
- Sikhism in Guyana
- World Heritage Sites in Guyana: None
Art in Guyana
- Literature of Guyana
- Music of Guyana
Economy and infrastructure of Guyana
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 167th (one hundred and sixty seventh)
- Agriculture in Guyana
- Communications in Guyana
- Internet in Guyana
- Companies of Guyana
- Currency of Guyana: Dollar
- ISO 4217: GYD
- Mining in Guyana
- Guyana Stock Exchange
- Transport in Guyana
- Airports in Guyana
- Rail transport in Guyana
- Water supply and sanitation in Guyana
Education in Guyana
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See also
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English language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
- Index of Guyana-related articles
- List of Guyana-related topics
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of geography
- Outline of South America
References
- "Guyana". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
External links
- Government
- President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana - Official Website
- Encyclopædia Britannica - Guyana Country Page
- National Assembly
- Official Website of the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA)
- Official Website of the Guyana Office for Investment - GO-Invest
- Government of Guyana National HIV/AIDS Programme - National website providing HIV/AIDS information to health professionals, general public and partners.
- Declassified US State Department documents detailing covert action from the start of postwar independence
- General
- Guyana at Curlie
- Guyana USA - Movement to bring Guyana into the US as a state
- SDNP Guyana - Guyanese directory and host to ministerial sites
- Guyana YellowPages - Guyana online Yellow Pages business directory.
- "Country profile: Guyana". BBC News. 2008-04-22. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
- Hinduism in Guyana and Suriname
- Map of Guyana - Tourist Destinations
- Guyana at travel.state.gov - U.S. State Department Consular Information Sheet for Guyana with entry requirements and travel information and warnings
- "Guyana". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
- News media
- Guyana Portal
- Guyana and the Caribbean News and Information
- Guyana News and Information One of the most popular websites for current news and information, this site also hosts an email directory of people from the Guyanese Community and Discussion Forum.
- GINA - Government Information Agency. Updated daily.
- The Guyana Chronicle - Local daily government run newspaper.
- Kaieteur news - Local daily independent newspaper.
- Stabroek News - Local daily independent newspaper. Updated daily and maintains archives for 7 days.
- Voice of Guyana International - independent owned Internet radio
- - BBC Caribbean News Guyana Suicide rates.
- Map
- Guyana on Google Maps.
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