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  2. Guyana - Wikipedia

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    The rich natural history of Guyana was described by early explorers Sir Walter Raleigh and Charles Waterton and later by naturalists Sir David Attenborough and Gerald Durrell. In 2008, the BBC broadcast a three-part programme called Lost Land of the Jaguar which highlighted the huge diversity of wildlife, including undiscovered species and rare ...

  3. Flag of Guyana - Wikipedia

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    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]

  4. Pan-African colours - Wikipedia

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    Green, yellow and red, the colours of the flag of Ethiopia, have come to represent the pan-Africanist ideology due to the country's history of having avoided being taken over by a colonial power. Numerous African countries have adopted the colours into their national flags, and they are similarly used as a symbol by many Pan-African ...

  5. Guyanese people - Wikipedia

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    Even though referred to collectively as Amerindians, the indigenous peoples in Guyana are made up of several distinct tribes or nations. Warao, Arawak, Caribs, and Wapishana are all represented in Guyana. [8] Europeans arrived in the Guianas in the search for gold in the New World, eventually settling in and colonizing Guyana and the Americas ...

  6. List of country-name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    The meaning and origin of name of Latvian people is unclear, however the root lat-/let- is associated with several Baltic hydronyms and might share common origin with the Liet-part of neighbouring Lithuania (Lietuva, see below) and name of Latgalians – one of the Baltic tribes that are considered ancestors of modern Latvian people.

  7. National colours - Wikipedia

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    Red, yellow and green White (used in sports) Brazil: Green and yellow Blue and white Chile: Red, white and blue Colombia: Yellow, blue and red Dark blue and white (used in sports) Ecuador: Yellow, blue and red Sky blue (used in sports) French Guiana: Yellow and green Blue (used in sports) Guyana: Yellow and green Red and black Paraguay

  8. List of Guyanese flags - Wikipedia

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    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)

  9. File:Flag of Guyana (construction sheet).svg - Wikipedia

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    The design and the colour of Guyana Flag are interpreted as follows - The green background symbolises the agricultural and forested nature of Guyana. The white symbolises its waters and rivers potential. The golden arrow symbolises Guyana’s mineral wealth and its forward thrust.