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  2. History of Guyana - Wikipedia

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    One of the legacies of the indigenous peoples was the word Guiana, often used to describe the region encompassing modern Guyana as well as Suriname (former Dutch Guiana) and French Guiana. The word, which means "land of waters", is appropriate considering the area's multitude of rivers and streams. [1] [2]

  3. Guyana - Wikipedia

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    Guyana [b] officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, [12] is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the historic mainland British West Indies. Georgetown is the capital of Guyana and is also the country's largest city.

  4. 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 ...

  5. Portal:Guyana - Wikipedia

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    In 2017, 41% of the population of Guyana lived below the poverty line. Guyana's economy has been undergoing a transformation since the discovery of crude oil in 2015 and commercial drilling in 2019, with its economy growing by 49% in 2020, making it, by some accounts, currently the world's fastest-growing economy. As it is said to have 11 ...

  6. Mashramani - Wikipedia

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    Mash in Guyana 2007. Mashramani, often abbreviated to "Mash", is an annual festival that celebrates Guyana becoming a Republic in 1970. [1] The festival, usually held on 23 February – Guyanese Republic Day – includes a parade, music, games and cooking and is intended to commemorate the "Birth of the Republic". [2]

  7. Coat of arms of Guyana - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. Religion in Guyana - Wikipedia

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    The Guyana Council of Churches was the umbrella organization for sixteen major Christian denominations. Historically, it had been dominated by the Anglican and Roman Catholic churches. The Guyana Council of Churches became an increasingly vocal critic of the government in the 1970s and 1980s, focusing international attention on its shortcomings.

  9. Dear Land of Guyana, of Rivers and Plains - Wikipedia

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    "Green Land of Guyana", also known by its opening line "Dear Land of Guyana", is the national anthem of Guyana. Robert Cyril Gladstone Potter composed the music, while the lyrics were authored by Archibald Leonard Luker. Two separate contests were held to determine the words and the tune, respectively.