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    Flag of Guyana

    Map of Guyana

    Co-operative Republic of Guyana

    Guyana is located in South America. Below you can see where Guyana sits on the map, its national outline, and an interactive map you can pan and zoom, centered on the capital, Georgetown.

    Where Guyana is located
    Outline of Guyana
    Political map of Guyana and neighboring countries
    Political map: Guyana and its neighbors
    Reference map of Guyana (CIA World Factbook)
    Reference map of Guyana (CIA World Factbook)By Directorate of Intelligence, CIA · Public domain · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Relief map of Guyana — physical geography
    Relief map of Guyana — physical geographyBy Wikimedia Commons contributors · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Location map of Guyana
    Location map of GuyanaBy NordNordWest · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Guyana on the globe
    Guyana on the globeBy Connormah · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Map of the administrative divisions of Guyana
    First-level administrative divisions of Guyana

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    Administrative divisions of Guyana

    Guyana is divided into 10 regions.

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    • Barima-Waini
    • Cuyuni-Mazaruni
    • Demerara-Mahaica
    • East Berbice-Corentyne
    • Essequibo Islands-West Demerara
    • Mahaica-Berbice
    • Pomeroon-Supenaam
    • Potaro-Siparuni
    • Upper Demerara-Berbice
    • Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo

    Administrative boundaries and names from Natural Earth (public domain); they may lag recent reorganizations.

    Where is Guyana?

    Guyana lies in South America. Its geographic centre is at about 4.86° N, 58.93° W, and the capital, Georgetown, is at 6.81° N, 58.15° W.

    With 214,969 km², it is the 13th-largest of the 35 countries in the Americas — roughly the size of the United Kingdom.

    Guyana lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere.

    Neighbouring countries: Venezuela, Brazil, Suriname.

    Geography of Guyana

    Continent
    Americas
    Region
    South America
    Area
    214,969 km²
    Geographic centre
    4.86° N, 58.93° W
    Capital (Georgetown)
    6.81° N, 58.15° W
    Size rank in the Americas
    13 of 35
    Highest point
    Mount Roraima (2,810 m)
    Land borders
    3

    Bordering countries: Venezuela, Brazil, Suriname.