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Political map of The Guianas. The Guianas, also spelled Guyanas or Guayanas, is a geographical region in north-eastern South America. Strictly, the term refers to the three Guianas: Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana, formerly British, Dutch, and French Guiana. Broadly, it refers to the South American coast from the mouth of the Orinoco to the ...
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.
An enlargeable topographic map of Guyana. Geography of Guyana. Guyana is: a country; Location: Northern Hemisphere; Western Hemisphere. South America; Time zone: UTC-04; Extreme points of Guyana High: Mount Roraima 2,750 m (9,022 ft) Low: North Atlantic Ocean 0 m; Land boundaries: 2,949 km Brazil 1,606 km Venezuela 743 km Suriname 600 km
Cities are spread far apart in the region, and it has the lowest population density of the country. There are very few paved highways in the region, as it is almost isolated from the rest of the country. It is also the biggest region of Brazil, being responsible for almost half of the Brazilian territorial extension.
Much of the culture found in this region can be traced back to the Inca Empire. Quechua is still spoken as a second language in many of these regions. Gaucho regions – Argentina, Uruguay and southern Brazil. The culture of these regions were heavily influenced by the South American cowboy, known as the gaucho.
In 1835, just 4 years after the establishment of British Guiana in 1831, increased interest in the region led Prussian explorer Robert Hermann Schomburgk to explore Guiana's interior. After brief land disputes between Britain and Brazil, Schomburgk claimed the entire area between the mouth of the Barima River and the confluence of the Tacutu ...
With a land area of 214,969 km 2 (83,000 sq mi), 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.
Brazil – largest country in both South America and Latin America. With a geographical area of 8.5 million km 2, Brazil is also the largest country in the Southern Hemisphere and the world's fifth-largest country. With over 206 million people, Brazil is the seventh-most-populous country in the world.