General Reference
- Pronunciation: /ɡaɪˈænə/ or /ɡiːˈɑːnə/
- Common English country name: Guyana
- Official English country name: The Co-operative Republic of Guyana
- Common endonym(s):
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- Adjectival(s): Guyanese (disambiguation)
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Guyana
- ISO country codes: GY, GUY, 328
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:GY
- Internet country code top-level domain: .gy
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