• Officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana
• Located on northern coast of South America
• Borders: Atlantic Ocean (north), Suriname (east), Brazil (south), Venezuela (west)
• Capital: Georgetown

• Land area: 214,969 km², third smallest in South America
• Second least populous state in South America
• Official language: English; widely spoken Indigenous languages and Guyanese Creole
• Part of the Commonwealth Caribbean and CARICOM

• Hosts part of the Amazon rainforest, high biodiversity
• Home to nine Indigenous tribes, historically dominated by Lokono and Kalina

• Colonized by the Dutch, later British; known as British Guiana
• Gained independence in 1966, became a republic in 1970

• 41% of the population lived below the poverty line in 2017
• Economic transformation since oil discovery in 2015
• Expected to become a large per capita oil producer by 2025
• Ranked fourth in GDP per capita in the Americas, facing poverty and growth risks.

List of newspapers published in Guyana.