| Location: | Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela |
| Population: | 744,768 (July 2011 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
| Capital: | name: Georgetown geographic coordinates: 6 48 N, 58 10 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| GDP per capita: | $7,200 (2010 est.) $6,900 (2009 est.) $6,600 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars |