Country profile
Guyana
Co-operative Republic of Guyana · South America
👥 Population
835,986
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Georgetown
🗺 Area
214,969 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$27.1B
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.776
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
4 /km²
💱 Currency
GYD
Guyanese dollar
🗣 Languages
English
About Guyana
Guyana (officially Co-operative Republic of Guyana) is a country in South America, with Georgetown as its capital. It is home to roughly 835.99 thousand people, giving a population density of about 4 people per square kilometre. The country covers 214,969 km² of land and shares land borders with 3 neighbouring countries. Its economy is valued at approximately $27.1B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.776. The official currency is the Guyanese dollar (GYD), and the main language is English.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$66.62B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$80,155
GDP growth
19.3%
Inflation
3.3%
Unemployment
12.0%
👥 People
Life expectancy
70.3 yrs
Fertility rate
2.4
Pop. growth
0.6%
Urban population
26.5%
Infant mortality /1k
23.2
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
83.0%
Literacy rate
85.6%
Physicians /1k
1.39
Renewable energy
12.1%
Travel & practical
Capital
Georgetown
Currency
GYD
Dialing code
+592
Internet TLD
.gy
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Fun facts about Guyana
- Guyana is the 160th most populous country in the world, with about 835.99 thousand people.
- By land area it is the 83rd-largest country in the world, covering 214,969 km².
- It has the world's 118th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($27.1B).
- Guyana shares land borders with 3 countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of high human development, with an HDI of 0.776.
- Guyana has a population density of about 4 people per square kilometre.
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