Passport card
Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Guyana
- Capital
- Georgetown
- Continent
- South America
- Currency
- Guyanese dollar
- Languages
- English
- People
- About 8 lakh
- Size
- About 2.1 lakh km²
- Leader
- President Irfaan Ali
- Free since
- 26 May 1966
- Time
- 9½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 2:30 am in Georgetown
⭐ About 4 in 10 Guyanese have Indian roots.
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Guyana
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Guyana
Turn the globe with your finger. Guyana has 3 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Guyana and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 15 times the size of Guyana.
- PeopleIndia has about 1,800 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 8 lakh in Guyana.
- DistanceGeorgetown is about 13,800 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeGuyana is 9½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 2:30 am in Georgetown.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Guyana, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Guyana
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Guyana's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Guyana back on the map
Guyana and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 4 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Guyana worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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