Guyana
Guyana has been a State Party to the World Heritage Convention since 1977. The country currently has no inscribed World Heritage Sites but participates in the international framework for heritage protection.
Guyana as a State Party to the World Heritage Convention
State Party since: June 20, 1977
Status: Acceptance
Mandates to the World Heritage Committee: None
Total of Mandate Years: 0
Total of Mandates: 0
WHC Electoral Group: III (Latin America/Caribbean)
World Heritage Sites
No sites inscribed yet.
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Tentative World Heritage Sites (5)
- Georgetown's Plantation Structure and Historic Buildings · submitted: January 28, 2005
- St. Georges Anglican Cathedral · submitted: November 15, 1995
- Fort Zeelandia (including Court of Policy Building) · submitted: November 15, 1995
- City Hall, Georgetown · submitted: November 15, 1995
- Shell Beach (Almond Beach) Essequibo Coast · submitted: November 15, 1995
Country Profile Guyana
Official Name: Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Continent: Americas
Subregion: South America
UNESCO Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
Capital: Georgetown
Population (2024): 831,087
Land Area: 196,850 km²
Currency: Guyanese dollar (GYD)