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Guyana

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(gīăn'Ә, –än'–), officially Co-operative Republic of Guyana, republic (2015 est. pop. 769,000), 83,000 sq mi (214,969 sq km), NE South America. It is bordered on the N by the Atlantic Ocean, on the E by Suriname, on the S and W by Brazil, and on the W by Venezuela. The capital and largest city is Georgetown . On the east Guyana is separated from Suriname by the Courantyne (Corantijn or Corentyne) River. The Akarai Mts. form the southern border with Brazil. Several rivers make up much of the western border with Brazil and Venezuela, and the Essequibo River flows through the center of the country. There is a cultivated coastal plain and a forested, hilly interior (for a more detailed description of the physical characteristics of the area, see Guiana ). The climate is hot and humid, and the rainfall is heavy. Most of the population lives along the coast. About half of the people trace their ancestry to India, and the rest are of African, mixed, or indigenous descent. English, Hindi, …
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From Philip's Encyclopedia
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The Co-operative Republic of Guyana borders the Atlantic Ocean. It is the only English-speaking country in mainland South America. The coastal plain, where the majority lives, is between 3 and 48km [2-30mi] wide, much of it below sea level. Dykes prevent flooding. Inland is hilly and forested, and…
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From Encyclopedia of World Religions: Encyclopedia of Hinduism
Also known as: Cooperative Republic of Guyana Guyana was the first country in the Western Hemisphere to receive Hindu immigrants from India. On May 5, 1838, the British ship Whitby docked at Guyana's Berbice Colony with 249 immigrants on board, 164 of whom were East Indians bound for the sugar…
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From Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices
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POPULATION 751,223 HINDU 28.4 percent PENTECOSTAL 16.9 percent ROMAN CATHOLIC 8.1 percent ANGLICAN 6.9 percent SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST 5 percent METHODIST 1.7 percent JEHOVAH’S WITNESS 1.1 percent OTHER CHRISTIANS 17.7 percent MUSLIM 7.2 percent RASTAFARIAN 0.5 percent BAHÁ’Í 0.1 percent OTHER 1.3…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(gīăn'Ә, –än'–), officially Co-operative Republic of Guyana, republic (2015 est. pop. 769,000), 83,000 sq mi (214,969 sq km), NE South America. It is bordered on the N by the Atlantic Ocean, on the E by Suriname, on the S and W by Brazil, and on the W by Venezuela. The capital and largest city is…
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From Encyclopedia of Free Blacks and People of Color in the Americas
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Guyana is located along the northern coast of South America on the Atlantic Ocean. It borders Dutch Guyana, the modern Surinam, to the east; Venezuela to the west; and, beyond a range of hills and a heavily forested region that was not settled by Europeans until modern times, Brazil to the south. …
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From Political Handbook of the World 2018-2019
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Cooperative Republic of Guyana Political Status: Formerly the colony of British Guiana; independent member of the Commonwealth since May 26, 1966; under republican regime instituted February 23, 1970; present constitution approved February 11, 1980, with effect from October 6. Area: 83,000 sq. mi. …
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Country, northeastern South America. Area: 83,012 sq mi (214,999 sq km). Population: (2016 est.) 740,000. Capital: Georgetown . More than two-fifths of the people are of South Asian descent; most of the rest are of African, Indian, or mixed ancestry. Language: English (official). Religions: …
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From Political Handbook of the World 2016-2017
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Cooperative Republic of Guyana Political Status: Formerly the colony of British Guiana; independent member of the Commonwealth since May 26, 1966; under republican regime instituted February 23, 1970; present constitution approved February 11, 1980, with effect from October 6. Area: 83,000 sq. mi. …
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Including a description of the weather and climate of Suriname and French Guiana. Guyana – a former British colony – is situated on the Atlantic coast of South America between 1° and 8°N. It is a littler larger than Israel. It is bordered by Venezuela on the west, by Brazil on the south, and by…
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From Latin American History and Culture: Encyclopedia of Pre-Colonial Latin America (Prehistory to 1550s)
The land now comprising modern-day Guyana in northeastern South America is characterized by diverse ecological zones. The territory includes an alluvial coastal plain, tropical forest hills and highlands, and interior savannas, crossed by large rivers such as the Branco and Essequibo, which are part…
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