Basic facts about Guyana
| Country name: | Guyana |
| Capital: | Georgetown |
| Country code: | 283 |
| Continent: | South America |
| Currency name: | Guyanese dollar |
| Independence: | 1966-05-26 00:00:00 |
| Independent from: | from the UK |
| Total area (km2): | 214,969 |
| Land area (km2): | 196,849 |
| Water area (km2): | 18,120 |
| Population: | 739,903 |
| Population note: | 739,903 (July 2013 est.) |
| Official language: | English |
| All languages: | English, Amerindian dialects, Creole, Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Urdu |
| Time zone: | GYT (Guyana Time) (UTC-4) |
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| Drive on: | left |
| Calling code: | +592 |
| Domain: | .gy |