Island Details: Guyana

Name
Guyana
Location
Caribbean
Number of Islands (approx.)
20*
Island Details
mainland area + approx. 20 delta islands*
Type of Islands
continental, delta islands
Surface Area (km²)
214,970.00*
Terrain
mostly rolling highlands; low coastal plain; savanna in south*
Highest Elevation (m)
2,835.0*
Highest Elevation (name)
Mount Roraima*
Isolation Index
Climate Risk Index Rank (1993-2012)
102*
Mean Sea Level Trends (mm/year)
0.00
Mean Sea Level (meta)
Population (total)
754,493*
Census Year [Population (total)]
2010*
Population Density (p/km²)
3.8*
Census Year [Population Density (p/km²)]
2010*
Population Growth (annual %)
0.196*
Census Year [Population Growth (annual %)]
2010*
GDP (per capita in current US$)
2,994*
Census Year (GDP)
2010*
Dominant Economic Sector
bauxite, gold, rice, sugar*
HDI
0.628*
Census Year (HDI)
2010*
Administration
independent (republic)*
Miscellaneous
The third-smallest country in South America after Suriname and Uruguay; substantial portions of its western and eastern territories are claimed by Venezuela and Suriname respectively*