Guyana (Co-operative Republic of Guyana), GY

Guyana: Independent country in South America

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Quick Facts about Co-operative Republic of Guyana

Population :	777,859
Country :	Guyana
Head of government :	Prime Minister of Guyana
Plate code :	GUY
Area :	214970 km²
Official name :	la République coopérative du Guyana, Co-operative Republic of Guyana, Guyana
Water as percent of area :	8.4%
Land as percent of area :	91.6%
Continent :	South America
Easternmost point :	Point(-56.49115 1.95864)
Northernmost point :	Point(-59.98 8.53)
Legislative body :	National Assembly
Official language :	English
Capital :	Georgetown
Establishment :	January 01, 1966 (58 years ago)
Time Zone :	UTC−04:00
Local time :	09:22:59 (21st December 2024)

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Geography

Co-operative Republic of Guyana is located at 5°0'0"N 59°0'0"W (5.0, -59.0). It has 3 neighbors: Suriname, Brazil and Venezuela.

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The largest city of Co-operative Republic of Guyana is Georgetown with a population of 200,500. Other cities include and Rosignol population 5,782. See all Co-operative Republic of Guyana cities & populated places.

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Mark Phillips , 2020-08-02T00:00:00Z
Moses Nagamootoo , 2 August, 2020 2015-05-20T00:00:00Z

Co-operative Republic of Guyana has 3 neighbours.

Republic of Suriname Independent country in South America
Federative Republic of Brazil country in South America
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Independent country in northern South America

Potaro-Siparuni
East Berbice-Corentyne
Mahaica-Berbice
Barima-Waini
Demerara-Mahaica
Upper Demerara-Berbice
Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo
Pomeroon-Supenaam
Cuyuni-Mazaruni
Essequibo Islands-West Demerara

Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
1960	560,296	-	census
1961	575,976	2.72%	census
1962	591,665	2.65%	census
1963	607,528	2.61%	census
1964	623,794	2.61%	census
1965	640,541	2.61%	census
1966	657,975	2.65%	census
1967	675,811	2.64%	census
1968	693,051	2.49%	census
1969	708,356	2.16%	census
1970	720,816	1.73%	census
1971	729,872	1.24%	census
1972	735,896	0.82%	census
1973	740,041	0.56%	census
1974	743,984	0.53%	census
1975	748,877	0.65%	census
1976	755,241	0.84%	census
1977	762,549	0.96%	census
1978	769,637	0.92%	census
1979	774,818	0.67%	census
1980	776,927	0.27%	census
1981	775,662	-0.16%	census
1982	771,596	-0.53%	census
1983	765,512	-0.79%	census
1984	758,580	-0.91%	census
1985	751,720	-0.91%	census
1986	745,133	-0.88%	census
1987	738,779	-0.86%	census
1988	733,057	-0.78%	census
1989	728,382	-0.64%	census
1990	725,043	-0.46%	census
1991	723,259	-0.25%	census
1992	723,008	-0.03%	census
1993	724,014	0.14%	census
1994	725,839	0.25%	census
1995	728,136	0.32%	census
1996	730,865	0.37%	census
1997	734,059	0.44%	census
1998	737,526	0.47%	census
1999	741,046	0.48%	census
2000	744,471	0.46%	census
2001	747,657	0.43%	census
2002	750,629	0.4%	census
2003	753,612	0.4%	census
2004	756,939	0.44%	census
2005	760,834	0.51%	census
2006	765,367	0.59%	census
2007	770,407	0.65%	census
2008	775,739	0.69%	census
2009	781,055	0.68%	census
2010	786,126	0.65%	census
2011	790,882	0.6%	census
2012	795,369	0.56%	census
2013	799,613	0.53%	census
2014	763,380	-4.75%	(Worldbank)
2015	767,432	0.53%	(Worldbank)
2016	771,366	0.51%	(Worldbank)
2017	777,859	0.83%	census
2018	779,004	0.15%	(Worldbank)
2019	782,766	0.48%	(Worldbank)

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