Outline of Guyana
See also: Index of Guyana-related articles
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An enlargeable relief map of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to 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
Main article: Geography 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
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- Coastline: North Atlantic Ocean 459 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
- Geology of Guyana
- Protected areas of Guyana
- Biosphere reserves in Guyana
- National parks of Guyana
- Wildlife of Guyana
- Fauna of Guyana
Natural geographic features of Guyana
- Fjords of Guyana
- Glaciers of Guyana
- Islands of Guyana
- Lakes of Guyana
- Mountains of Guyana
- Volcanoes in Guyana
- Rivers of Guyana
- Waterfalls of Guyana
- Valleys of Guyana
- World Heritage Sites in Guyana: None
Regions of Guyana
Ecoregions of Guyana
- Main article: Ecoregions in Guyana
Administrative divisions of Guyana
Administrative divisions of Guyana
Regions of Guyana
Main article: Regions of Guyana
Neighborhood Councils of Guyana
Main article: 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
Main article: Government of Guyana
Executive branch of the government of Guyana
- Head of state and head of government: President of Guyana, David A. Granger
- Cabinet of Guyana
Legislative branch of the government of Guyana
Judicial branch of the government of Guyana
- Supreme Court of Guyana
Foreign relations of Guyana
Main article: Foreign relations 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
- Law enforcement in Guyana
Military of Guyana
- Command
- Commander-in-chief:
- Ministry of Defence of Guyana
- Commander-in-chief:
- Forces
- Army of Guyana
- Navy of Guyana
- Air Force of Guyana
- Special forces of Guyana
- Military history of Guyana
- Military ranks of Guyana
History of Guyana
- Main article: History of Guyana, Timeline of the history of Guyana, and Current events of Guyana
- Military history of Guyana
Culture of Guyana
- Architecture of Guyana
- Cuisine of Guyana
- Festivals in Guyana
- Languages of Guyana
- Media in Guyana
- National symbols of Guyana
- People of Guyana
- Prostitution in Guyana
- Public holidays in Guyana
- Records of Guyana
- Religion in Guyana
- Christianity in Guyana
- Hinduism in Guyana
- Islam in Guyana
- Judaism in Guyana
- Sikhism in Guyana
- World Heritage Sites in Guyana: None
Art in Guyana
- Art in Guyana
- Cinema of Guyana
- Literature of Guyana
- Music of Guyana
- Television in Guyana
- Theatre in Guyana
Sports in Guyana
Sports in Guyana
Economy and infrastructure of Guyana
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 167th (one hundred and sixty seventh)
- Agriculture in Guyana
- Banking in Guyana
- National Bank of Guyana
- Communications in Guyana
- Companies of Guyana
- Currency of Guyana: Dollar
- ISO 4217: GYD
- Energy in Guyana
- Energy policy of Guyana
- Oil industry in Guyana
- Health care in Guyana
- Mining in Guyana
- Guyana Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Guyana
- Transport in Guyana
- Airports in Guyana
- Rail transport in Guyana
- Roads in Guyana
- Water supply and sanitation in Guyana
Education in Guyana
See also
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English language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
Main article: Guyana
- 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
- 1 2 "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
- Encyclopaedia 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 DMOZ
- Guyana USA - Movement to bring Guyana into the USA 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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