Guyana (pronounced , occasionally Anglicized as ) is a country on the northern coast of South America, just north of the Equator and a part of the western part of the wider region of Guiana. The country is bordered to the east by Suriname, to the south and west by Brazil, to the west by Venezuela and to the north by the Atlantic Ocean. It is the third smallest country in South America and approximately the size of Great Britain or Idaho. It is also the only South American country whose official language is English.

The official name is the Co-operative Republic of Guyana. Guyana is an Amerindian word meaning Land of Many Waters. The country is mostly characterized by vast unspoiled rain forests dissected by numerous rivers, creeks and beautiful waterfalls, notably Kaieteur Falls on the Potaro River, at 741ft high, is considered one of the highest single drop waterfalls in the world. Guyana's tepuis are famous for being the inspiration for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's 1912 novel The Lost World. The country enjoys a friendly multicultural society, high floral and faunal biodiversity, prize-winning rum, wooden architecture, and Demerara sugar.

Though physically part of South America, culturally, Guyana is more Caribbean than Latin American—demonstrated by the fact that English is the main language — and it is often considered part of the West Indies. Other languages include Creolese, Wai-Wai, Arawak and Macushi.

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Philtechmedia (Phillip Williams) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:30:12 -0000
Follow Friday : Follow @nazrag hot on the heels of news in Guyana
@Kwesi_Isles Not Guyana alone. People here still using serial and parallel ports in the back of CPUs.
blahblohblog (Blah Bloh Blog) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:18:56 -0000
@Kwesi_Isles Not Guyana alone. People here still using serial and parallel ports in the back of CPUs.
@blahblohblog apparently guyana is not just the southernmost caricom country, but also the most technologically backward.
Kwesi_Isles (Kwesi Isles) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:17:17 -0000
@blahblohblog apparently guyana is not just the southernmost caricom country, but also the most technologically backward.
capitalpress.com: 10K Guyana sugarcane workers end weeklong protest : GEORGE.. http://tinyurl.com/yk7edef #farm
capitalpress (Capital Press) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:03:46 -0000
capitalpress.com: 10K Guyana sugarcane workers end weeklong protest : GEORGE.. http://tinyurl.com/yk7edef #farm
#cuba Guyana topping Caribbean for increase in tourist arrivals – CTO report: Guyana topping Caribbea.. http://bit.ly/3HsqsD cuba
cubablogfeed (CubaBlog.FeedCluster) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:56:13 -0000
#cuba Guyana topping Caribbean for increase in tourist arrivals – CTO report: Guyana topping Caribbea.. http://bit.ly/3HsqsD cuba
Stabroek News - Are the principles of the Millennium Declaration ...: For Guyana, success meant reducing child .. http://tinyurl.com/yzq2q65
LifeSmack (David Porter) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:46:58 -0000
Stabroek News - Are the principles of the Millennium Declaration ...: For Guyana, success meant reducing child .. http://tinyurl.com/yzq2q65

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