World Region Information --- Guyana Information
Guyana
We are researching Guyana area information. The Republic of Guyana is a country on the northern coast of South America. We will feature information that seems good to know when entering Guyana.
World Region Information --- Guyana Information
We are researching Guyana area information. The Republic of Guyana is a country on the northern coast of South America. We will feature information that seems good to know when entering Guyana.
It is bordered by Brazil to the south and southwest, Venezuela to the west, and Suriname to the east. The north faces the Atlantic Ocean.
Approx. 215,000 km2
about 790,000 people
39.8% Indian, 29.3% African, 19.9% Mixed Race, 10.5% Native American Indian, Other
English
Christianity 63%, Hinduism 25%, Islam 7%, Others
- St George's Cathedral
It is very similar to the Caribbean culture of the English-speaking world, and a mixture of Indian and African cultures can be seen, showing differences from other South American countries.
- Pandama Retreat & Winery
- Stabroek Market
- Guyana National Museum
- Demerara Harbour Bridge
- Promenade Gardens
- Kaieteur Falls
- Botanical Gardens
- Guyana Zoo
- Guyana National Park
There is compulsory education up to the age of 16.
- University of Guyana
- Texila American University
1814 British occupation of Guyana during the Napoleonic Wars
1831 Officially a British colony, British Guyana
1834 Abolition of slavery. Increase in seasonal workers from India
1879 gold is found
1889 Territorial dispute with Venezuela begins
1953 UK Suspends Guyana Constitution, Sends Troops
1957 Britain Restores Guyana Constitution
1961 Guyana gains full autonomy
1962 Venezuela restores territorial claims to Guyana. Riot, general strike. British army dispatch
1963 Violent clashes between Africans and Indians
1966 Independence
1970 become a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations
1980 New constitution enacted
1998 Riot. state of emergency declaration
2008 Signed a trade agreement with the EU
It is a presidential republic. The president is the head of state and head of government. Executive power is exercised by the President and legislative power is vested in both the President and the Guyana National Assembly.
- State House
- National Assembly of the Parliament of Guyana
- Supreme Court of Judicature
$10,249
It is one of the fastest growing developing countries in the Western Hemisphere.
Bolivia, Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana , Suriname
