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HistoryCentral Est. 1996
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Guyana

People

831,087
Population
World Bank · 2024
70.3 yrs
Life Expectancy
World Bank · 2024
26.5%
Urban Population
World Bank · 2024
85.6%
Literacy
World Bank · 2020

Guyana, culturally part of the Caribbean despite its South American location, is diverse, with people of Indian and African descent the largest groups, plus Indigenous and mixed communities. English is the official language.

Religious life is diverse, including Christianity, Hinduism, and Islam, reflecting the population's varied origins.

Society

Guyana has moderate literacy and a small population, long marked by emigration, now experiencing an oil-driven economic transformation that could reshape its future.

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