# Outline 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. 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

* Pronunciation: /ɡaɪˈænə/ or /ɡiːˈɑːnə/
* Common English country name: Guyana
* Official English country name: The Co-operative Republic of Guyana
* Common endonym(s): Guyana
* Official endonym(s): The Co-operative Republic of Guyana
* 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

Geography of Guyana
* Guyana is: a country
* Location:
** Northern Hemisphere
** Western Hemisphere
*** South America
** 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
       Brazil 1,606 km
       Venezuela 743 km
       Suriname 600 km
   * Coastline: North Atlantic Ocean 459 km
* Population of Guyana: 744,962 (Jul. 2018 estimate) - 161th most populous country
* Area of Guyana: 214,999 km$^2$
* Atlas of Guyana

### Environment of Guyana

* Climate of Guyana
* Renewable energy in Guyana
* Wildlife of Guyana
** Fauna of Guyana
*** Birds of Guyana
*** Mammals of Guyana

#### Natural geographic features of Guyana

* Islands of Guyana
* Rivers of Guyana
* Valleys of Guyana
* World Heritage Sites in Guyana: None

### Regions of Guyana
#### Ecoregions of Guyana

List of ecoregions in Guyana

#### Administrative divisions of Guyana

Administrative divisions of Guyana
* Regions of Guyana
** Neighborhood Councils of Guyana

##### Regions of Guyana

Regions of Guyana

##### Neighborhood Councils of Guyana

Neighborhood Councils of Guyana

##### Municipalities of Guyana

* Capital of Guyana: Georgetown
* Cities of Guyana

### Demography of Guyana

Demographics of Guyana

## Government and politics of Guyana

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

Government of Guyana

#### Executive branch of the government of Guyana

* Head of state and head of government: President of Guyana, Irfaan Ali

#### Legislative branch of the government of Guyana

* National Assembly (unicameral)

#### Judicial branch of the government of Guyana

Court system of Guyana

### Foreign relations of Guyana

Foreign relations of Guyana
* Diplomatic missions in Guyana
* Diplomatic missions of Guyana

#### International organization membership

The Co-operative Republic of Guyana is a member of:

### Law and order in Guyana

Law of Guyana
* Law Enforcement in Guyana
* Cannabis in Guyana
* Constitution of Guyana
* Crime in Guyana
* Human rights in Guyana
** LGBT rights in Guyana
** Freedom of religion in Guyana

### Military of Guyana

Military of Guyana
* Command
** Commander-in-chief:
* Forces
** Army of Guyana
** Navy of Guyana
** Air Force of Guyana
* Military ranks of Guyana

### Local government in Guyana

Local government in Guyana

## History of Guyana

History of Guyana
* Timeline of the history of Guyana
* Current events of Guyana

## Culture of Guyana

Culture of Guyana
* Cuisine of Guyana
* Languages of Guyana
* National symbols of Guyana
** Coat of arms of Guyana
** Flag of Guyana
** National anthem of Guyana
* People of Guyana
* Prostitution in Guyana
* Public holidays in Guyana
* Religion in Guyana
** Christianity in Guyana
** Hinduism in Guyana
** Islam in Guyana
** Sikhism in Guyana
* World Heritage Sites in Guyana: None

### Art in Guyana

* Literature of Guyana
* Music of Guyana

### Sports in Guyana

Sports in Guyana
* Football in Guyana
* Guyana at the Olympics

## Economy and infrastructure of Guyana

Economy of Guyana
* Economic rank, by nominal GDP (IMF 2020 estimate) : 148th (one hundred and forty eighth)
* Agriculture in Guyana
* Banking in Guyana
* Communications in Guyana
** Internet in Guyana
* Companies of Guyana
* Currency of Guyana: Dollar
** ISO 4217: GYD
* Mining in Guyana
* Guyana Stock Exchange
* Transport in Guyana
** Airports in Guyana
** Rail transport in Guyana
* Water supply and sanitation in Guyana

## Education in Guyana

Education in Guyana