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Institutional and human analysis is clearer when material and geographic conditions are visible, provided aggregate context is not turned into a stereotype or score.
INTERNATIONAL WORLD CONTEXT
A non-ranking 2025 world-context snapshot for Guyana, covering selected geography, settlement, public structure, economy, connectivity, and source limitations.
ORIENTATION
Institutional and human analysis is clearer when material and geographic conditions are visible, provided aggregate context is not turned into a stereotype or score.
WORKING BRIEF
This page maps the site registry entry “Guyana” to the supplied dataset entity “Guyana.” Mapping status: exact-name. The source is a frozen 2025 snapshot; dates embedded in individual fields remain controlling.
Location: Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela Area: total : 214,969 sq km; land: 196,849 sq km; water: 18,120 sq km Climate: tropical; hot, humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; two rainy seasons (May to August, November to January) Terrain: mostly rolling highlands; low coastal plain; savanna in south Natural hazards: flash flood threat during rainy seasons Environmental issues: water pollution from sewage and agricultural/industrial chemicals; deforestation
Population: total: 794,099 (2024 est.); male: 405,244; female: 388,855 Population distribution: population is heavily concentrated in the northeast in and around Georgetown, with notable concentrations along the Berbice River to the east; the remainder of the country is sparsely populated Urbanization: urban population: 27.2% of total population (2023); rate of urbanization: 1.01% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) Languages: English (official), Guyanese Creole, Amerindian languages (including Caribbean and Arawak languages), Indian languages (including Caribbean Hindustani, a dialect of Hindi), Chinese (2014 est.)
Capital: name: Georgetown; geographic coordinates: 6 48 N, 58 09 W; time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time); etymology: the British founded the town in 1781 and named it in honor of King GEORGE III (1738-1820) Government type: parliamentary republic Legal system: common law system, based on the English model, with some Roman-Dutch civil law influence
Economic overview: small, hydrocarbon-driven South American export economy; major forest coverage being leveraged in carbon credit offsets to encourage preservation; strengthening financial sector; large bauxite and gold resources Industries: bauxite, sugar, rice milling, timber, textiles, gold mining Electricity access: electrification - total population: 93% (2022 est.); electrification - urban areas: 98%; electrification - rural areas: 91.6% Internet users: percent of population: 82% (2023 est.) Airports: 55 (2025) Ports: total ports: 3 (2024); large: 0; medium: 1; small: 0; very small: 2; ports with oil terminals: 3; key ports: Georgetown, Linden, New Amsterdam
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