.gy

.gy is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Guyana. It is administered and managed by the University of Guyana website.

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Gy, Switzerland

Gy is a municipality in Canton of Geneva, in Switzerland.

History

Gy is first mentioned in 1227 as Gyez. In 1289 it was mentioned as Giez. In 1851 the municipality separated from Jussy to form an independent municipality.

Geography

Gy has an area, as of 2009, of 3.28 square kilometers (1.27 sq mi). Of this area, 1.9 km² (0.73 sq mi) or 57.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.99 km² (0.38 sq mi) or 30.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.26 km² (0.10 sq mi) or 7.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.06 km² (15 acres) or 1.8% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 6.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.5%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 50.9% is used for growing crops and 4.6% is pastures, while 2.4% is used for orchards or vine crops.

The municipality is located on the left bank of Lake Geneva and on the right bank of the Seymaz. It is on the Swiss-French border.