GeoPointe - Guyana

Official Name: Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Location: Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela.
Capital: Georgetown

Area:	total: 214,970 sq km
	land: 196,850 sq km
	water: 18,120 sq km

Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
Highest point: Mount Roraima 2,835 m


Population: 769,095 (July 2007 est.) Nationality: Guyanese (singular and plural) Ethnic groups: East Indian 50%, black 36%, Amerindian 7%, white, Chinese, and mixed 7%. Religions: Christian 50%, Hindu 35%, Muslim 10%, other 5%. Languages: English, Amerindian dialects, Creole, Hindi, Urdu.

Tropical. Hot and humid, moderated by northeast trade winds. Two rainy seasons, May to mid-August and mid-November to mid-January.

Government type: Republic within the Commonwealth.
Independence: 26 May 1966 (from the United Kingdom).
National holiday: Republic Day, 23 February (1970).