Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Click on the Map to see enlarged View.	Guyana is divided into 10 regions. Barima-Waini Pomeroon-Supenaam Essequibo Islands-West Demerara Demerara-Mahaica Mahaica-Berbice East Berbice Corentyne Cuyuni-Mazaruni Potaro-Siparuni Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Upper Demerara-Berbice
Flag Coat of arms Motto "One people, one nation, one destiny" Anthem Dear Land of Guyana, of Rivers and Plains   Capital (and largest city) Georgetown Official languages English Government Republic   President Bharrat Jagdeo   Prime Minister Sam Hinds   Independence   from the United Kingdom May 26, 1966    Republic February 23, 1972    Area   Total 214,970 km² (84th) 83,000 sq mi    Water (%) 8.4   Population   July 2005 estimate 751,0001 (162nd)   2002 census 751,223    Density 3.5 /km² (217th) 9.1 /sq mi     GDP (PPP) 2005 estimate   Total $3.489 billion (157th)   Per capita $4,612 (106th) HDI (2003) 0.720 (medium) (107th) Currency Guyanese dollar (GYD) Time zone (UTC-4) Internet TLD .gy Calling code +592 1 Population estimate includes excess mortality due to AIDS. Around one-third of the population (230,000) live in the capital Georgetown.

[Exerpted from Wikipedia] Guyana is the only nation state of the Commonwealth of Nations on the mainland of South America. It is north of the Equator but in the tropics and has coast on the Atlantic Ocean. Guyana is 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 and approximately the size of Great Britain. Guyana is the only South American country whose official language is English, and is one of only two remaining countries in the mainland Americas to drive on the left.

The official name of Guyana is the Co-operative Republic of Guyana. Guyana is an Amerindian word meaning Land of Many Waters. The country can be characterized by its vast rain forests dissected by numerous rivers, creeks and waterfalls, notably Kaieteur Falls on the Potaro River. Guyana's tepuis are famous for being the inspiration for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's 1912 novel The Lost World. The country enjoys a friendly, multicultural society, high floral and faunal biodiversity, prize-winning rum, British Colonial architecture and Demerara sugar.

Useful Links for Visitors

• Ministry of Tourism, Industry & Commerce
• Guyana Tourism Authority
• Cheddi Jagan International Airport
• Hydrometeorological Service (local weather)
• Guyana Yours to Discover on DVD
• St. George's Cathedral
• Guyana Zoological Park
• The National Trust
• Government Information Agency