South America
Flag of Guyana
South America's only English-speaking nation.
Colours, by share of the flag
- #009048 48%
- #c00018 19%
- #f0c000 13%
- #000000 4%
Measured from the flag artwork itself, so shares are approximate and emblems get folded into the nearest tone.
Guyana in numbers
| Official name | Co-operative Republic of Guyana |
|---|---|
| Capital | Georgetown |
| Region | South America, South America |
| Population | 786,559 |
| Area | 214,969 km² · 4 people per km² |
| Currency | Guyanese dollar (GYD) |
| Languages | English |
| Country codes | GY · GUY · .gy |
| Coastline | Has a coast |
Things worth knowing
- Kaieteur Falls in Guyana's interior is one of the world's most powerful single-drop waterfalls, plunging far higher than Niagara.
- Most Guyanese live along the Atlantic coast, while the vast forested interior remains some of the least-disturbed rainforest on Earth.
- Though geographically in South America, Guyana is culturally Caribbean and the continent's only nation with English as its official language.
Did you know
The capital Georgetown sits below sea level at high tide, protected by a long seawall built during Dutch colonial rule.
Neighbours
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Country data from the mledoze/countries dataset under ODbL 1.0. Flag artwork from the same dataset. All 196 flags.