Languages: English (official), Guyanese Creole, Amerindian languages (including Caribbean and Arawak languages), Indian languages (including Caribbean Hindustani), Chinese
Religions: Protestant 30.5% (Pentecostal 16.9%, Anglican 6.9%, Seventh Day Adventist 5%), Hindu 28.4%, Roman Catholic 8.1%, Muslim 7.2%, Jehovah's Witness 1.1%, other Christian 17.7%, other 1.9%, none 4.3%, unspecified 0.9%
Formal name: Cooperative Republic of Guyana
Alternate names: British Guiana, Co-operative Republic of Guyana, Guayana
Government type: parliamentary republic
Leaders: chief of state: President David GRANGER; head of government: Prime Minister Moses NAGAMOOTOO