page_title: Outline of Guyana
section_title: General reference
hierarchical_section_title: Outline of Guyana / General reference
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of Guyana Italiano: Mappa della Guyana
context_page_description: 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, Suriname and the French overseas region of French Guiana.
context_section_description: Pronunciation: /ɡaɪˈænə/ or /ɡiːˈɑːnə/
  Common English country name: Guyana
  Official English country name:  The Co-operative Republic of Guyana
  Common endonym(s):  
  Official endonym(s):  
  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
caption: An enlargeable basic map of Guyana
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