Guyana
ISO 3166-1 country codes and official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for Guyana. Use them in forms, validation, and CountriesDB integrations.
About Guyana codes
Need Guyana (GY) for a checkout form, shipping zone, or backend validation? This page summarizes the ISO 3166-1 country codes and official subdivisions developers use with CountriesDB.
This guide lists 10 official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for Guyana. These are the same codes CountriesDB serves through widgets and the Backend Data API.
For production, use the CountriesDB country/subdivision widget or fetch Guyana from the Data API and validate codes server-side instead of copying values from this page.
ISO codes
Official subdivisions (10)
Official ISO 3166-2 codes for Guyana. Use these values in region/state selects and server-side validation, not informal or marketing region names.
| Code | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| GY-BA | Barima-Waini | region |
| GY-CU | Cuyuni-Mazaruni | region |
| GY-DE | Demerara-Mahaica | region |
| GY-EB | East Berbice-Corentyne | region |
| GY-ES | Essequibo Islands-West Demerara | region |
| GY-MA | Mahaica-Berbice | region |
| GY-PM | Pomeroon-Supenaam | region |
| GY-PT | Potaro-Siparuni | region |
| GY-UD | Upper Demerara-Berbice | region |
| GY-UT | Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo | region |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the ISO 3166-1 code for Guyana?
- Guyana uses ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 GY, alpha-3 GUY, and numeric 328. These codes show up in forms, shipping, banking, and APIs.
- How many official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions does Guyana have?
- CountriesDB lists 10 official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for Guyana (states, provinces, regions, or equivalent). Use them when you validate region selects and shipping zones.
- How do I use Guyana country and subdivision data in a form?
- Use the CountriesDB widget or Data API to fill country and subdivision selects for Guyana, then validate submitted codes with the Validation API so alpha-2 and ISO 3166-2 values stay consistent.
Use Guyana in your app
Add CountriesDB country and subdivision selects with the widget docs, or call the Backend Data API for Guyana (GY) and validate submissions with the Validation API. Guides stay in sync with the same dataset your project keys already use. widget docs.