Gùyánà

Co-operative Republic of Guyana Orílẹ̀-èdè Olómìnira Aláfọwọ́sowọ́pọ̀ ilẹ̀ Gùyánà
Àsìá Àmì ọ̀pá àṣẹ
Motto:"One people, one nation, one destiny"
Orin ìyìn:"Dear Land of Guyana, of Rivers and Plains"
Olùìlú àti ìlú tótóbijùlọ	Georgetown
Àwọn èdè ìṣẹ́ọba	English
Lílò regional languages	Guyanese Creole,Portuguese,Spanish,Akawaio,Macushi,Wai-Wai,Arawak,Hindi
Àwọn ẹ̀yà ènìyàn	43.5%East Indian,30%Black,17% Mixed, 9%Amerindian
Orúkọ aráàlú	Guyanese
Ìjọba	Semi-presidential republic
•Ààrẹ	Irfaan Ali
•Alákóso Àgbà	Mark Phillips
Independence
• from theUnited Kingdom	26 May 1966
Ìtóbi
• Total	214,999 km2(83,012 sq mi) (84th)
• Omi (%)	8.4
Alábùgbé
• 2009 estimate	772,2981(160th)
• 2002 census	751,223
• Ìdìmọ́ra	3.5/km2(9.1/sq mi) (225th)
GDP(PPP)	2008 estimate
• Total	$3.082 billion
• Per capita	$4,035
GDP(nominal)	2008 estimate
• Total	$1.130 billion
• Per capita	$1,479
HDI(2006)	▲0.725 ·110th
Owóníná	Guyanese dollar(GYD)
Ibi àkókò	UTC-4
Ojúọ̀nà ọkọ́	left
Àmì tẹlifóònù	592
ISO 3166 code	GY
Internet TLD	.gy
Around one-third of the population (230,000) live in the capital, Georgetown.

Gùyánà(/ɡaɪˈænə/gy-AN-ə),lonibise biOrílẹ̀-èdè Olómìnira Aláfọwọ́sowọ́pọ̀ ilẹ̀ Gùyánà,jeorile-ede alaseni etiomi apaariwa niGuusu Amerika.Asa re je ko jo awonEledegeesi Karibeanibe sini o je ikan ninu awonorile-edeKaribeanidie ti ko jeerekusu.Agbajo Karibeani(CARICOM), ti Guyana je omoegbe, ni ibudoisesere nioluiluGuyana,Georgetown.

Guyana tele je ibiamusinHolandiati fun ogorun meji odun tiIleoba Asokan.It is the only state of theCommonwealth of Nationson mainland South America and the only state in South America whereEnglishis the official language. Guyana achieved independence from the United Kingdom on 26 May 1966 and became arepublicon 23 February 1970. In 2008, the country joined theUnion of South American Nationsas a founding member.

Historically, the region known as "Guiana" or "Guyana" comprised thelarge shield landmassnorth of theAmazon Riverand east of theOrinoco Riverknown as the "Land of many waters". Historical Guyana consists of three Dutch colonies:Essequibo,DemeraraandBerbice.Modern Guyana is bordered bySurinameto the east; byBrazilto the south and southwest; byVenezuelato the west; and by theAtlantic Oceanto the north.

At 215,000 square kilometres (83,000 sq mi), Guyana is the third-smallest independent state on the mainland of South America afterUruguayandSuriname.Its population is approximately 770,000.