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Pages in category "National symbols of Guyana" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Flag of Guyana: A green field with the black-edged red isosceles triangle based on the hoist-side superimposed on the larger white-edged golden triangle, also based on the hoist-side, pointed toward the fly-side. This flag is designed by Whitney Smith [1] 1966–present: Flag of Guyana (vertical)
National symbols of Guyana (1 C, 5 P) O. Observances in Guyana (1 C) Cultural organisations based in Guyana (4 C) R. Religion in Guyana (9 C, 11 P) S. Sport in Guyana ...
The coat of arms of Guyana was granted by the College of Arms on 25 February 1966.. It includes a crest of an Amerindian head-dress symbolising the indigenous people of the country, this crest is also called the Cacique's Crown; two diamonds at the sides of the head-dress representing mining industry; a helmet; two jaguars as supporters holding a pick axe, sugar cane, and a stalk of rice ...
Flags of South America (9 C, 2 P) G. National symbols of Grenada (8 P) National symbols of Guyana (1 C, 5 P) P. National symbols of Paraguay (5 P)
The naval ensign of Guyana is a version of the national flag, with proportions of 1:2. As part of the British Empire, Guyana's flag was a Blue Ensign with the colonial badge in the fly. An unofficial red version was used at sea. [2] The first flag was introduced in 1875 and was changed slightly in 1906 and 1955. [3]
Three horizontal stripes of equal length in white, red, and white. A blue canton over the white stripe on the hoist-side, with twenty-five five-pointed silver stars, in four rows of eight, four, four, and eight, respectively, equidistant from each other in proportion to the interior of the rectangle. In the center is a star larger than the others.
With a land area of 214,969 km 2 (83,000 sq mi), [13] Guyana is the third-smallest sovereign state by area in mainland South America after Uruguay and Suriname, and is the second-least populous sovereign state in South America after Suriname; it is also one of the least densely populated countries on Earth.