Guyana, officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is known as “the land of many waters”, a reference to the numerous rivers of the territory. More than 80% of its area is forest. Guyana has one of the biggest virgin tropical rain forests in South America.
Official name
Cooperative Republic of Guyana
National day
May 26th (Independence Day)
Capital city
Georgetown
Form of government
Parliamentary republic
Political division
The country is divided into 10 administrative regions
Head of state
Irfaan Ali
Area
214.969 km²
Population
747.884
Language
English (official), Urdu and other regional languages
Currency
Guyanese Dollar
