Population, GDP, natural resources, leaders and history of Guyana: the Magna Factbook country file, with its Magna grade (MCB, ranked #103 of 195).
Guyana is a parliamentary republic in Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela. The country's capital is Georgetown; it covers 214,969 sq km. Independence: 26 May 1966 (from the UK). Terrain: mostly rolling highlands; low coastal plain; savanna in south. Climate: tropical; hot, humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; two rainy seasons (May to August, November to January). Population: 794,000 (2024 estimate). Population growth: +0.35% per year. Median age: 28.7 years. Life expectancy: 72.4 years (2024 est.). Languages: English (official), Guyanese Creole, Amerindian languages (including Caribbean and Arawak languages), Indian languages (in…
| Capital | Georgetown |
|---|---|
| Population | 794,099 (2024 est.) |
| GDP (PPP) | $58.423 billion (2024 est.) |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | $70,300 (2024 est.) |
| Real GDP growth | 43.4% (2024 est.) |
| Inflation | 2.9% |
| Unemployment | 10.2% |
| Public debt | 50.7% of GDP (2016 est.) |
| Exports | $13.739 billion (2023 est.) |
| Imports | $10.956 billion (2023 est.) |
| Life expectancy | 72.4 years (2024 est.) |
| Median age | 28.7 |
| Urbanization | 27.2% of total population (2023) |
| Government | parliamentary republic |
| Independence | 26 May 1966 (from the UK) |
| Languages | English (official), Guyanese Creole, Amerindian languages (including Caribbean and Arawak languages), Indian languages (including Caribbean Hindustani, a dialect of Hindi), Chinese (2014 est.) |
MCB · 47/100 — The Magna grade is our 0–100 composite of structural national power — five dimensions, 100+ indicators. It is the Bureau's own assessment, not a mirror of World Bank or CIA figures.
Momentum +5 — Quarterly momentum: the Bureau's read on the country's trajectory over the last quarter, from −10 (deteriorating fast) to +10 (accelerating).
Guyana's oil transformation kept compounding — production scaling, revenues flowing — with no event to interrupt the fastest growth story in the hemisphere.
The question remains distribution, not direction: this quarter the direction stayed sharply up.
Bauxite, Gold, Diamonds, Timber.
Mohamed Irfaan Ali — President. President Mohammed Irfaan ALI (since 2 August 2020)
Guyana maintains 15 embassies and 5 consulates abroad, hosts 17 foreign diplomatic missions, holds permanent missions to UN New York, OAS Washington. The breadth of a diplomatic network is a direct measure of diplomatic power — it shows how far a country’s influence, alliances and interests reach.
| Embassies abroad | 15 |
|---|---|
| Consulates abroad | 5 |
| Foreign missions hosted | 17 |
| Multilateral missions | UN New York, OAS Washington |
Source: Consular Affairs Center, diplomatic & consular networks database, Mar 2026 report (of-country ranking) https://zenodo.org/records/18917562 ; Jan 2026 report (in-country ranking) https://zenodo.org/records/18109976
Transport networks are economic power made physical — ports, runways, railways and pipelines decide what a country can move, sell and defend.
| Sea access | Coastal — 459 km of coastline. |
|---|---|
| Airports (total) | 55 (registration prefix 8R) |
| Major seaports | Georgetown, Linden, New Amsterdam |
Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO) — Georgetown; Eugene F. Correia International Airport (OGL) — Ogle; Kaieteur Airport (KAI) — Kaieteur Falls; Lethem Airport (LTM) — Lethem.
Sources: OurAirports public-domain extract (2026-10-02); per-entry Wikipedia links included; CIA World Factbook via cia_factbook snapshot (2026-09-28)
| Political system | parliamentary republic |
|---|---|
| Next election | No election currently scheduled. |
MCB · 47 Ranked #103 of 195 countries in the Magna Country Rankings. Full ranking breakdown for Guyana.
