Guyana - Wikipedia
WEBGuyana (/ ɡ aɪ ˈ ɑː n ə / ⓘ or / ɡ aɪ ˈ æ n ə / ⓘ ghy-A(H)N-ə), officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the historic mainland British West Indies.
Guyana | Language, People, & Oil Discovery | Britannica
WEB2 days ago · Guyana is a country located in the northeastern corner of South America. Indigenous peoples inhabited it prior to European settlement. Their name for the land was guiana (‘land of water’). Today Guyana reflects its British and Dutch colonial past.
Guyana country profile - BBC News
WEBDec 11, 2023 · Sandwiched between Venezuela and Suriname, the former British colony of Guyana is the only English-speaking country in South America. Since independence from the UK in 1966, Guyana has seen...
Guyana Maps & Facts - World Atlas
WEBDec 13, 2023 · Covering an area of 215,000 sq. km, Guyana is South America’s 3 rd smallest nation. Located in the Demerara-Mahaica region, at the mouth of the Demerara River on the Atlantic coast is Georgetown - the capital and largest city of Guyana.
Guyana - World Factbook Glyph
WEB2 days ago · Guyana's emigration rate is among the highest in the world - more than 55% of its citizens reside abroad - and it is one of the largest recipients of remittances relative to GDP among Latin American and Caribbean counties.
History of Guyana - Wikipedia
WEBThe history of Guyana begins about 35,000 years ago with the arrival of humans coming from Eurasia. These migrants became the Carib and Arawak tribes, who met Alonso de Ojeda's first expedition from Spain in 1499 at the Essequibo River.
Guyana Facts | Britannica
WEBGuyana is a country located in the northeastern corner of South America. Indigenous peoples inhabited it prior to European settlement. Their name for the land was guiana (‘land of water’). Today Guyana reflects its British and Dutch colonial past.
Guyana - Wikiwand
WEBGuyana, officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the historic mainland British West Indies. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". Georgetown is the capital of Guyana and is also the country's largest city.
Guyana - The World Factbook
WEBDec 22, 2021 · Guyana's two largest ethnic groups are the Afro-Guyanese (descendants of African slaves) and the Indo-Guyanese (descendants of Indian indentured laborers), which together comprise about three quarters of Guyana's population.
Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
WEBThe Stabroek News and Sunday Stabroek deliver the latest news and features from Guyana: business, politics, opinion, entertainment, sports and more.
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