Guyana

Country in South America

Guyana is a country in South America, with its capital in Georgetown. About 835,986 people live there (2025), making it the 161st most populous of the 195 countries. At 214,969 km², it is the 83rd largest country by area. It borders Brazil, Suriname and Venezuela.

Guyana at a glance

Capital: Georgetown
Population (2025): 835,986
Area: 214,969 km²
Density: 4 per km²
Official language: English
Currency: Guyanese dollar
People: Guyanese
Calling code: +592
Internet domain: .gy
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is Guyana?

How Guyana compares

Population rank

161st of 195

11th of 12 in South America

Size rank

83rd of 195

10th of 12 in South America

Crowding

4 per km²

More crowded than 2% of countries

Similar in size: Belarus (207,600 km²).
Similar population: Solomon Islands (838,645).
Guyana is the only place that uses the Guyanese dollar.
English is also an official language in 58 other countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana and 52 more.

The flag of Guyana

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Its outline

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How players do with Guyana

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Guyana so far, from 160 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

49% right

65th hardest of 176 · 136 answers

Its flag

58% right

21st hardest of 145 · 24 answers

Players find Guyana on the map in 49% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Suriname.
Players recognise the flag of Guyana in 58% of tries, one of the lowest scores of any flag.

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Countries that border Guyana

Guyana borders 3 countries: Brazil, Suriname and Venezuela.

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1. Which is the flag of Guyana?
2. What is the capital of Guyana?
3. Which of these borders Guyana?

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Questions about Guyana

Is Guyana a country?

Yes. Guyana is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Guyana?

The capital of Guyana is Georgetown.

Which countries border Guyana?

Guyana borders 3 countries: Brazil, Suriname and Venezuela.

How many countries border Guyana?

3. Guyana shares a land border with 3 countries.

How big is Guyana?

Guyana covers 214,969 km², about the same size as Belarus (207,600 km²).

Is Guyana hard to find on a map?

On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Guyana in 49% of 136 tries, 65th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Suriname.

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