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Quick Facts
Capital	Georgetown
Government	Republic
Currency	Guyanese dollar (GYD)
Area	total: 214,970 km2 water: 18,120 km2 land: 196,850 km2
Population	767,000 (2006 est.)
Language	English, Amerindian dialects, Creole,
Religion	Christian 50%, Hindu 35%, Muslim 10%, other 5%
Electricity	110-240V/60Hz (USA plug)
Calling Code	+592
Internet TLD	.gy
Time Zone	UTC-3 to UTC-4

Guyana, , is a country in north-eastern South America. It has an Atlantic Ocean coastline in the northeast, and lies between Suriname to the east and Venezuela to the west, with Brazil to the south.

It is now the third-smallest country in South America after Suriname and Uruguay. The name Guyana (from Arawak Wayana) means "Land of many waters." It is related to the name Uruguay: River of the colorful birds, another country in South America.

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