Basic data Capital Georgetown Population 794,045 Language English Religion 25% Hindu, 23% Protestant, 21% Other Christian, 7% Roman Catholic State system Cooperative Republic Head of State Irfaan Ali Head of government Mark Phillips Currency name Guyanese dollar (GYD) Travel Time shift – 5 hours relative to CET (-6 in summer) Economy 2021 Nominal GDP (billion… Read More »
Guyana may be both small and the only English-speaking country in mainland South America, but it is still one of the continent’s most interesting travel destinations for adventurers and is best known for its beautiful waterfalls like Kaieteur and Orinduik. With only 2,000 travelers a year, the wilderness here is still untouched. From the pristine… Read More »
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY The original residents of the country, the Arawak Amerindians, are now reduced to just over 30,000, who live in the innermost refugee areas, where they were pushed by the European colonizers; these, arrived in Guyana already at the time of the first great navigations, only starting from the eighteenth century. they founded stable… Read More »