Guyana
South America · Capital: Georgetown
Guyana is a country in South America, home to about 820,000 people across 214,969 km². Its capital is Georgetown. It is a coastal country sharing land borders with 3 countries.
Key facts
Capital
Georgetown
Region
South America
Population
~820,000 people
Area
214,969 km²
Density
3.8 people per km²
Coastline
Has a coastline
Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
Drives on the
Left
Language
English
Standard time zones
1
Highest point
2,810 m
Head of state
Not a monarch
Currency
A currency called the dollar
Member of
Commonwealth of Nations
Flag colors
green, white, yellow, black, red
Land borders (3)
Brazil
Suriname
VenezuelaGuyana in the game
Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. Guyana is a deep cut — answers this obscure only show up in hard puzzles. These are the 26 claims from the pool that are true of Guyana, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.
- Borders Brazil1 of 10
- Its name begins with “G”1 of 11
- Is in South America1 of 12
- Has fewer than 10 people per km²1 of 14
- Its currency is called the dollar1 of 27
- Its name and its capital city begin with the same letter1 of 28
- Has fewer than 25 people per km²1 of 34
- Is in the Americas1 of 35
- Has fewer than 1 million people1 of 37
- Its flag contains black1 of 44
- Drives on the left1 of 54
- Is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations1 of 56
- Has English as an official language1 of 59
- Its name has 6 letters or fewer1 of 67
- Its flag contains green1 of 83
- Has an area larger than 200,000 km²1 of 84
- Its flag contains yellow or gold1 of 85
- Has fewer than 10 million people1 of 100
- Borders more than 2 countries1 of 111
- Has exactly one official language1 of 130
- Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144
- Lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere1 of 147
- Has a coastline1 of 151
- Its flag contains red1 of 152
- Does not have a monarch as head of state1 of 153
- Lies within a single time zone1 of 177