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Guyana

Co-operative Republic of Guyana

Americas

UN Member since 1966

Member of NAM, OAS.

Population

810K

GDP

$15.8B

Capital

Georgetown

Government

Unitary presidential constit...

Power & politics

Leadership, governance, and democratic trajectory.

Democracy index

6.0 / 10

UN voting record

How Guyana votes at the UN General Assembly — ideological trajectory, voting partners, topic patterns, and key recent roll calls.

Ideological trajectory

Voting summary

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Top voting partners

Topic-level voting

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Foreign policy

Bilateral posture, key relationships, and live diplomatic statements.

Foreign Policy

Guyana's foreign policy is dominated by the Venezuela territorial dispute and the management of its newfound oil wealth. It seeks international support for its sovereignty over the Essequibo through the ICJ and bilateral diplomacy with allies.

Guyana balances its CARICOM membership with engagement in South American regional bodies. The oil boom has attracted significant investment from ExxonMobil and other international companies, deepening ties with the US and UK. Guyana advocates for equitable benefit-sharing from natural resources and positions its forests as a global climate asset.

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MUN Delegate Guide

As Guyana, the Essequibo dispute with Venezuela is your most urgent foreign policy issue. Seek broad international support for territorial integrity and ICJ jurisdiction. Rally CARICOM, Commonwealth, and OAS allies to reinforce the principle that borders cannot be changed by force or referendum.

Guyana's oil boom transforms your economic position -- use it to argue for responsible resource governance and energy transition financing. Your vast forests give you leverage in climate negotiations: offer forest conservation in exchange for development support.

Coordinate with CARICOM partners and leverage your English-speaking Commonwealth connections. Guyana's multiethnic society (Indo-Guyanese, Afro-Guyanese, indigenous) gives you cultural links to South Asia, Africa, and the indigenous rights movement.