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Show Map Contents ·Country ·南美洲东北部国家 ·English Expression ·French Expression ·Related Phrases ·Containing Phrases ·Classification details ·More results... Country 　　Guyana (pronounced /ɡaɪˈænə/) officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana and previously known as British Guiana, is a state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Discovered by Europeans in 1498, Guyana's past is punctuated by battles fought and won, possessions lost and regained as the Spanish, French, Dutch and British wrangled for centuries to own the land. It is the only state of the Commonwealth of Nations on mainland South America. Guyana is bordered to the east by Suriname, to the south and southwest by Brazil, to the west by Venezuela, and on the north by the Atlantic Ocean. 　　 　　Historically, the region known as "Guiana" (Land of Many Waters) was comprised of the large shield landmass north of the Amazon River and East of the Orinoco River. Five sub-regions were carved out of the landmass by colonial powers in the late 17th and early 18th century; Spanish Guiana (now eastern Venezuela), Portuguese Guiana (now northern Brazil), British Guiana (Guyana), Dutch Guiana (Suriname) and the present French overseas department of French Guiana, Guyana achieved independence from Great Britain in 1966. At 215,000 km2, Guyana is the third-smallest independent state on the mainland of South America (after Uruguay, Suriname). Its population is approximately 770,000. It is one of the five non-Spanish-speaking territories on the continent, along with the countries of Brazil (Portuguese), Suriname (Dutch), French Guiana (French) and the British Overseas Territory of the Falkland Islands (English). Georgetown, Guyana's capital is the seat of Secretariat of the Caribbean Community Caricom. Check out the details of Guyana 南美洲东北部国家 　　Northeastern South America countries. The Atlantic. Area 21  5 million square kilometers. Population 760,000 (1995). The capital of Georgetown. Most of the plateau, low-lying coastal plains. Mainly of tropical rain forest climate. Bauxite mining, sugar and rice production as the economic pillars. Bauxite extraction highest in the world. Translated by Google English Expression :  GY Guyana n.:  guiana,  Guyana French Expression n.  Guyane Related Phrases President politician Chinese descent; foreign citizen of Chinese origin geography stream Ports USA city harbor caudillo premier Venezuela territory controversy convention Characters embassy the Great Hall of the People country Theatre Jiagede'ao Containing Phrases Ciudad Guayana guyanese guyanese Guyana buck Guyana mouse French Guiana guyanese Xishu Guyana Guyana Pink toe Guyana plateau Guyana ensign Guyana warm current Guyana capital Guyana Xijiang Guyana Yuantun Guyana Bingnian Guyana Sea catfish Guyana Flash chameleon Guyana Baoliyu Guyana Changqile Guyana Duanyounian Guyana Buckeye fish Guyana Spot Panthera pardus Guyana helicoPter Guyana Document bean flower Guyana mortar tetra Guyana stream tetra Guyana Small male fish Guyana not have to Nian Guyana beautiful tetra Guyana Maobinian Guyana Nixianlu Guyana Sand tetra Guyana stone tetra Guyana Shuyounian Guyana small toucan Guyana empyrean Center Guyana China guildhall Guyana Xiuya tetra Guyana new Sucker mouth Nian Guyana Siqi tetra Guyana Luobeidianman Guyana Langya tetra Guyana Jianghe saury Guyana Yindailiyu Huijiashu Guyana model Guyana assistant conger Guyana Duanyi tetra Guyana Daofu tetra Guyana Dawendianman Guyana Banxian tetra Guyana country Division A soccer team Guyana library national Guyana Canine River tetra Guyana Occident Qiutounian Guyana Keluobiliyu an initial particle Guyana gold point lute Guyana Xingzuan big goatee Guyana collaboration commonwealth Guyana Wujiachi tetra French guiana football Deputy team Guyana International confab Center Guyana moslem federation Yingshu Guyana ace carmine Guyana collaboration socialism Andiliesi Guyana University Hainan islands Sanya city of Guyana column flowers and grass China year Shanghai expo Guyana house Classification details Upper Demerara-Berbice East Berbice-Corentyne Barima-Waini Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Potaro-Siparuni Cuyuni-Mazaruni Mahaica-Berbice Demerara-Mahaica Essequibo Islands-West Demerara Pomeroon-Supenaam Georgetown