Full country name: Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Area: 215,000 sq km (83,850 sq mi)
Population: 825,000
Capital city: Georgetown (pop 200,000)
People: 51% East Indian, 43% Afro-Guyanese, 4% Amerindian, 2% European & Chinese
Language: English (though most Guyanese speak a creole), also Hindi and Urdu
Religion: 57% Christian, 33% Hindu, 9% Muslim
Government: Democracy