Guyana: flag, capital & map
Get to know Guyana, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Georgetown
- Region
- South America
- Subregion
- South America
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 835,986
- Area
- 214,969 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- English
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Guyanaese Dollar (GYD)
Guyana is a country in South America. Its capital is Georgetown.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Guyana
The flag of Guyana has a green field with two isosceles triangles which share a common base on the hoist end. The smaller black-edged red triangle spanning half the width of the field is superimposed on the larger white-edged yellow triangle which spans the full width of the field.
Where it is
Guyana is grouped in South America, within Roam’s South America region. Its land-border list includes 3 countries in this atlas: Brazil, Suriname, Venezuela. The source classifies it as not landlocked.
Guyana has a recorded area of 214,969 square kilometres. Among the 12 countries assigned to South America in this dataset, it ranks 10 by area, from largest to smallest. Ecuador is immediately above it in that ordering, at 276,841 km². Uruguay is immediately below it, at 181,034 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 835,986 people for Guyana in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 4 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are English. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Guyanaese Dollar (GYD). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
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What is the capital of Guyana?
Reveal answer
Georgetown. Guyana is a country in South America. Its capital is Georgetown.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Guyana?
Reveal answer
The flag of Guyana has a green field with two isosceles triangles which share a common base on the hoist end. The smaller black-edged red triangle spanning half the width of the field is superimposed on the larger white-edged yellow triangle which spans the full width of the field.
Which land neighbours of Guyana are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Brazil, Suriname, and Venezuela. The source classifies Guyana as not landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Guyana?
Reveal answer
English. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Guyana.
Which currency codes are listed for Guyana?
Reveal answer
Guyanaese Dollar (GYD). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
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