• Guyana is the only country in South America where English is the official language. It is bordered by Venezuela on the west, Suriname on the east, Brazil on the south and the Atlantic Ocean on the north.
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. Kaieteur is one of the highest waterfalls in the world, being nearly five times as high as the Niagara Falls in North America.
• Guyana is a major producer of bauxite, Manganese, gold, and diamonds are also produced. • Guyana has a population of 758,619. About 50 percent of the people are of East Indian descent, and about 30 percent are of black African descent. Five percent are Native Amerindians, and about 10 percent are of mixed background. Others include Chinese and Europeans. About 90 percent of the mostly rural population lives along the coast. About 42 percent are Christians, 34 percent are Hindus, and 9 percent are Muslims. The country’s official language is English.
The economy is dominated by agriculture, concentrated largely on the alluvial belt along the coast. Sugar and rice account for most agricultural exports.
Our dear land guyana. you should never curse the bridge you cross from and this is the message of Reporter and Associate Producer Bharati Khemraj. She is a great role model to my kids and an amazing younglady. Guyana is her homeland and she should be on your list of honorees. last years event was hot and i will be there this year. keep up the good job Felicia. I want to see you eat cake this year and shake a little to the beat of the music.
By: Jossiedo on April 22, 2008
at 7:25 pm
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Felcia, wow this is great! Guyanese need to come together more regardless of which ethic backgroud tihey most identify with. It’s important, and , if we don’t, the younger generation (like myself) will have limited info a our dear land of Guyana. I hope that Guyana will become a tourist (like other west indian places) destination. I am Guyanese to the bone and love my county and all its people.
By: D Cherry on May 3, 2008
at 2:24 pm
Awesome.
By: A. de Souza on May 17, 2008
at 3:49 am
This is my first time getting involved in a Guyana Flag Raising Ceremony at East Orange City Hall where I am an employee.
I wish that Guyana would one day soon become a tourist Country and have events like Trinidad Carnival which would attract visitors
By: Juliet Munroe on May 22, 2008
at 1:26 pm
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