Guyana
General Facts
Area: 214,970 km2 (83,000 sq miles)
Capital City: Georgetown
Population: 773,303 (2016 estimate)
Official Languages: English
Boarding Countries: Venezuela, Suriname
Coastline: 459 km (285 miles)
Currency: Guyanese Dollar (GYD)
Government: Constitutional Socialist Republic
Climate
The climate is subtropical and rainy. The average temperature at Georgetown is 27°c (81°f); there is little seasonal variation in temperature or in humidity, which averages 80–85%. Rainfall averages 229 cm (90 in) a year along the coast, falling in two wet seasons (May to July and November to January) and 165 cm (65 in) in the southwest, where there is a single wet season, extending from April through August.
Five Largest Cities/Towns:
1. Georgetown (235,017)
2. Linden (44,690)
3. New Amsterdam (35,039)
4. Anna Regina (12,448)
5. Bartica (11,157)
