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Guyana travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit Guyana: travel advice level, plug type A/B/G, 240V, emergency 911, currency GYD.

📷 Georgetown · Johnldasilva · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

No advice against travel Updated 2025-12-30

Latest change (original, English)
Updated information on health risks and healthcare in Guyana (‘Health’ page).

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⚠️ This is the UK government’s assessment. Rules for your passport (visa, entry) can be different — check your own government’s official travel advice too.

CapitalGeorgetown
CurrencyGYD
LanguagesEnglish
Calling code+592
Emergency numbers911 · 999 · 912 · 913
Plug typesType A, Type B, Type G
Voltage240 V
Driving sideLeft
Population879K
Type AType BType G

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📷 Photos

Dan Lundberg · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
Dan Lundberg · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
Finley, A. (Anthony); Finley, A. · Public domain · Commons
JodyB · CC BY 3.0 · Commons
Neil Palmer/CIAT · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
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Bill Cameron · Public domain · Commons
Sorenriise at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons

About this data

Safety levels and entry notes are based on the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) travel advice published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence, checked every day. Capitals, languages, currencies, time zones and photos come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons.

Advice is written for British travellers; your own government’s advice, visa rules and insurance terms may differ. Always check your foreign ministry and the destination’s embassy before you travel.

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