Information about Guyanas
The Guyanas or Guianas are a group of three countries on the northeast coast of South America:
- Guyana, formerly known as British Guiana
- Suriname, formerly known as "Dutch Guiana"
- French Guiana, an overseas department of France
- Guayana Region, administrative region of Venezuela
- Ciudad Guayana, city in the above region
- Brazilian Guiana, formerly known as "Portuguese Guiana"
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Motto
"One people, one nation, one destiny"
Anthem
"Dear Land of Guyana, of Rivers and Plains"
Capital
(and largest city) Georgetown
Official languages English
Demonym Guyanese
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"One people, one nation, one destiny"
Anthem
"Dear Land of Guyana, of Rivers and Plains"
Capital
(and largest city) Georgetown
Official languages English
Demonym Guyanese
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British Guiana was the name of the British colony on the northern coast of South America, now the independent nation of Guyana.
The area was originally settled by the Dutch as the colonies of Essequibo, Demerara, and Berbice.
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The area was originally settled by the Dutch as the colonies of Essequibo, Demerara, and Berbice.
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Motto
Justitia - Pietas - Fides (Latin)
"Justice - Piety - Loyalty"
Anthem
God zij met ons Suriname
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Justitia - Pietas - Fides (Latin)
"Justice - Piety - Loyalty"
Anthem
God zij met ons Suriname
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Région Guyane
(Region flag) (Region logo)
Location
Administration
Capital Cayenne
Regional President Antoine Karam
(PSG) (since 1992)
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(Region flag) (Region logo)
Location
Administration
Capital Cayenne
Regional President Antoine Karam
(PSG) (since 1992)
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Guayana Region is an administrative region of Venezuela. The region has a population of 1,383,297 inhabitants and a territory of 458,344 km². It borders the independent nation of Guyana (formerly British Guiana) which forms part of The Guyanas.
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Ciudad Guayana is a city in Bolívar State, Venezuela. It lies south of the Orinoco, where the river is joined by the Caroní River. The city, officially founded in 1961, is actually composed of the old town of San Félix and the new town of Puerto Ordaz, which lie either side
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Brazilian Guiana (ex Portuguese Guiana), is the former name for what now is the states of Amapá, Roraima, north of Pará and north of Amazonas, including the Guiana Shield in Brazil.
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Guiana[1] Shield (Spanish: Guayana) is one of the three cratons of the South American Plate. It is a 1.7 billion year old Precambrian geological formation in northeast South America that forms a portion of the northern coast.
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Guinea is a traditional name for the region of Africa that lies along the Gulf of Guinea. It stretches north through the forested, tropical, regions and ends at the Sahel.
Historically, this region was one of the first parts of sub-Saharan Africa to trade with Europeans.
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Historically, this region was one of the first parts of sub-Saharan Africa to trade with Europeans.
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