What every visitor should know about Guyana:

Money
The currency is the Guyanese dollar (GYD). 100 GYD is worth about US$0.49, or €0.34.
Crime
CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 1.5 out of 5 (High-risk)

Areas of concern:

  • Mugging
  • Pick-pocketing / bag-snatching
  • Armed robbery is frequent
  • Banditry on rural roads
Capital
Georgetown
Tap water
Unsafe. Water purification efforts are inadequate to guarantee safe supply. Drink boiled or bottled water whenever possible.

Guyana facts and figures:

People

Population
772,298
Language
English, Amerindian dialects, Creole, Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Urdu
Ethnicity
East Indian 43.5%, black (African) 30.2%, mixed 16.7%, Amerindian 9.1%, other 0.5%

Economy

GDP
US$4,000 (per capita)
Income equality
Moderate
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