Guyana
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770,000 peopleCapital
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Anthem: "Dear Land of Guyana, of Rivers and Plains"
Capital
(and largest city)
Georgetown
6°46′N 58°10′W / 6.767°N 58.167°W / 6.767; -58.
Guyana was a former
colony of the Dutch and (for over 200 years) of the British.
Guyana achieved independence from the United Kingdom on 26 May 1966,
and became a Republic on 23 February 1970.
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which gained its independence as Guyana in 1966. Georgetown is the
capital and the largest city. Population: 769,000.
Guyanese Guy'a·nese' (-nēz', -nēs') adj. & n.
Guyana has a narrow
Atlantic coastal plain that extends up to 10 mi (16 km) inland and
includes reclaimed land protected by seawalls and canals. Inland, a
high rainforest covers three-fourths of the country.
Guyana has a developing market economy with both public and private
ownership. Major exports include sugar, rice, and bauxite. It is a
unitary multiparty republic with one legislative house; its head of
state and government is the president.
Anthem: "Dear Land of Guyana, of Rivers and Plains"
Location of Guyana
Capital
(and largest city)
Georgetown
6°46′N 58°10′W
Official languages
English
Recognized regional languages
Guyana, officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is the only
English-speaking country in South America. It is also one of four
non-Spanish-speaking countries on the continent, along with the Brazil
(Portuguese) and Suriname (Dutch) and the French overseas region of
French Guiana (French).
Guyana is the third smallest country on the mainland of South America.
With a per capita gross domestic product of only $974 (2006), Guyana
is one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere.
Guyana, , is a country in north-eastern South America. It has an
Atlantic Ocean coastline in the northeast, and lies between Suriname
to the east and Venezuela to the west, with Brazil to the south.
The name Guyana (from Arawak Wayana) means "Land of many
waters." It is related to the name Uruguay: River of the colorful
birds, another country in South America.
Originally a Dutch colony in the 17th century, by 1815 Guyana had
become a British possession.
Alliance for Change (AFC) 5, Guyana Action Party/Rise Organize and
Rebuild (GAP/ROAR) 1; and The United Force (TUF) 1. Presidential and
parliamentary elections were last held August 28, 2006.
Suffrage: Universal at 18.
Economy (2009, U.S. $)
Nominal GDP: $999.4 million.
Guyana's population is made up of five main ethnic groups-East
Indian, African, Amerindian, Chinese, and Portuguese. Ninety percent
of the inhabitants live on the narrow coastal plain, where population
density is more than 115 persons per square kilometer (380 per sq.
The population density for Guyana as a whole is low-less than
four persons per square kilometer. The government has provided free
primary and secondary education since 1975.
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Guyana was
inhabited by the Arawak and Carib tribes of Amerindians. Although
Christopher Columbus sighted Guyana during his third voyage (in 1498),
the Dutch were first to establish colonies: Essequibo (1616), Berbice
(1627), and Demerara (1752).
Guyana achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966 and
became a republic on 23 February 1970, remaining a member of the
Commonwealth.
Guyana during this time.
Originally a Dutch colony in the 17th century, by 1815 Guyana had
become a British possession. The abolition of slavery led to black
settlement of urban areas and the importation of indentured servants
from India to work the sugar plantations.
Guyana Action Party or GAP ; Justice for All Party ; People's National Congress/Reform or PNC/R ; People's Progressive Party/Civic or PPP/C ; Rise, Organize, and Rebuild or ROAR ; The United
Force or TUF ; The Unity Party ; Vision
Guyana ; Working People's Alliance
Guyana's rivers; red signifies zeal and the sacrifice of the people;
black indicates perseverance
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President Bharrat Jagdeo has once again put forward Guyana’s resolve
to participate in the fight against Climate Change.
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The population density for Guyana as a whole is low-less than
four persons per square kilometer.
The Dutch settled in Guyana in the late 16th century, but
their control ended when the British became the de facto rulers in
1796.
Guyana to replace the slaves on the sugarcane plantations, primarily
from India but also from Portugal and China. The British stopped the
practice in 1917.
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COUNTRY DESCRIPTION: Guyana is a developing nation on the north coast
of South America. Tourist facilities are generally not developed,
except for a few hotels in the capital city of Georgetown and a
limited number of eco-resorts.
Travel in the interior of Guyana can be difficult; many
interior regions can only be reached by plane or boat, and the limited
roads are often impassable in the rainy seasons. Read the Department
of State Background Notes on Guyana for additional information.
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President: Bharrat Jagdeo (1999)
Prime Minister: Samuel Hinds (1999)
Land area: 76,004 sq mi (196,850 sq km); total area: 83,000 sq mi
(214,970 sq km)
Population (2010 est.
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as Guyana, but by the early 17th century the majority of the
settlements were Dutch. During the Napoleonic wars Britain took over
the Dutch colonies of Berbice, Demerara, and Essequibo, which became
British Guiana in 1831.
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Guyana (GoG) held a Strategic Engagement on Monday 9 May 2011 to
obtain input and comments from stakeholders on the draft 2012-2016 UN
Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) for Guyana.
among religions in Guyana can serve as a model for many other
countries to follow.
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Guyana (full name is Republic of Guyana) is a tropical country
situated on the northern coast of South America.
It is the only country in South America where English is the official
language.
Guyana has an area of 214,969 sq km (83,000 sq mi), about the size of
Great Britain.
The name Guyana is an Amerindian word meaning Land Of Many Waters.
Guyana is notably
famous for Kaieteur Falls, which is situated on the Potaro River,
where that river falls off the Pakaraima Plateau.
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Guyana (gīăn`ə, –än`–), officially Co-operative Republic of Guyana,
republic (2005 est. pop. 765,000), 83,000 sq mi (214,969 sq km), NE
South America.
75,000), capital and largest city of Guyana, on the Atlantic
Ocean at the mouth of the Demerara River. It was known as Stabroek
when the Dutch controlled the region and was renamed Georgetown in
1812, after the British had occupied
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On the east Guyana is separated from Suriname by the Courantyne
(Corantijn or Corentyne) River. The Akarai Mts. form the southern
border with Brazil.
Himno nacional: Dear Land of Guyana, of Rivers and Plains
Situación de Guyana
Capital
(y ciudad más poblada)
Georgetown
6° 49' N 58° 9' O
Idiomas oficiales
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Los primeros habitantes de Guyana fueron los arahuacos, que la
denominaron así 'Tierra de agua' (en su idioma) por
tener terrenos húmedos y costas tupidas de manglares y pantanos.
administra Guyana), Venezuela alegando que esas tierras le fueron
ilegalmente arrebatadas por el imperialismo británico en el siglo XIX.
En 1983 ambos países recurrieron a las Naciones Unidas. En 1985 se
reanudaron las conversaciones para resolver la disputa.
Guyana is a country located in the northeastern corner of South
America. It is bordered by Venezuela to the west, Brazil to the
southwest and south, Suriname (along the Courantyne River) to the
east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the north.
Guyana’s four main rivers — the Courantyne, Berbice, Demerara, and
Essequibo — all flow from the south and empty into the Atlantic along
the eastern section of the coast.
Guyana’s population of 751,223 is diverse: the three largest groups
are the Indians or Indo-Guyanese (43.5 percent in 2002), the Africans
or Afro-Guyanese (30.2 percent) and those of mixed origin (16.7
percent). The Amerindians (9.
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Guyana - Definition
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The Co-operative Republic of Guyana is a nation along the northern
coastline of South America.
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Co-operative Republic
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National motto: One People, One Nation, One Destiny
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