Countries / South America
GUY
Elections in Guyana
parliamentary republic
Next election
date to be confirmed
MP
Mark Phillips live
Head of government - People's Progressive Party
In office since
2 August 2020
Party
People's Progressive Party
Head of state
Irfaan Ali
Region
South America
Next election
-
Government
parliamentary republic
Capital
Georgetown
Population
878 674
Country facts
Legislature
National Assembly
Established
1966
Currency
Guyanese dollar
Official language
English
Capital
Georgetown
Region
South America
Area
214,970 km2
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
2020 - Moses Nagamootoo Mark Phillips
peaceful - no coup recorded
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-06-16.