Guyana
Co-operative Republic of Guyana · South America
Guyana is a country in South America, with Georgetown as its capital, home to about 835,986 people. Guyana shares land borders with 3 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Georgetown |
|---|---|
| Region | South America |
| Currency | Guyanese dollar (GYD $) |
| Calling code | +592 |
| ISO codes | GY / GUY / 328 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇬🇾 |
| Population | 835,986 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 214,969 km² |
| Languages | English |
| Internet domain | .gy |
| Demonym | Guyanese |
Bordering countries
About Guyana
Guyana, officially Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a United Nations member state in South America. Its capital and seat of government is Georgetown. It shares land borders with 3 countries. The official currency is the Guyanese dollar ($), using the code GYD.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Guyana for Georgetown’s own facts and history.
To call Guyana from abroad, dial the country code +592. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes GY (alpha-2) and GUY (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 835,986.
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How Guyana compares
- Area: 214,969 km², ranking 83 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 835,986, ranking 160 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 4 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 3, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
Flags with the same colours as Guyana
2 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, orange, green). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.