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	Travel Guyana: (Guyana Overview)
		Guyana, a country of exceptional natural beauty, is a splendid combination of the Caribbean and South America, with fascinating touches of a sometimes turbulent past.
		Life in Guyana is dominated by mighty rivers, including the Demerara, the Berbice and the Essequibo, which provide essential highways into the rain forests and jungles of the interior.
		For the adventurer, Guyana is a place of wonder; for the eco-tourist, it is a country where nature has placed its greatest riches.
	www.geographia.com /guyana (428 words)

	Guyana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Guyana achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966 and became the Cooperative Republic in 1970, remaining a member of the Commonwealth.
		Guyana's population of roughly 760,000-780,000 is diverse: the three major groups are the Indians or Indo-Guyanese (around 50%) who have remained predominantly rural, the Africans or Afro-Guyanese (about 36%-43%) who constitute the majority urban population, and the Amerindians (around 7%, some estimates say as low as 4%) who live in the country's interior.
		Guyana is the only South American country where the death penalty is still in use for serious crimes and where homosexuality remains illegal.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Guyana (2246 words)

	Facts at a glance Guyana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The topography of Guyana is varied with mountainous regions, flat grass lands, low coastal plains, swamps, and hilly sand and clay regions.
		Since its discovery Guyana was occupied by the British, French and the Dutch with the British finally maintaining control of the country until it became independent on the 26th of May 1966.
		Guyana's cuisine is rich in variety and is second to no other in the Caribbean.
	www.welcometothecaribbean.com /Guyana.htm (668 words)

	Guyana: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — Infoplease.com
		Guyana's first independent decades were marked by continued racial unrest between Indian-Guyanese and Afro-Guyanese as well as economic malaise.
		Guyana's potential economic development was hurt in 2000 as border disputes with both Venezuela to the west and Suriname to the east heated up.
		Guyana: Government - Government Guyana has a 53-member unicameral legislature, the national assembly, whose members are...
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107608.html (994 words)

	Guyana (08/05)
		Guyana achieved independence in May 1966, and became a republic on February 23, 1970--the anniversary of the Cuffy slave rebellion.
		She was Guyana's first female prime minister and vice president, two roles she performed concurrently before being elected to the presidency.
		Guyana has sought to keep foreign policy in close alignment with the consensus of CARICOM members, especially in voting in the UN, OAS, and other international organizations.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/1984.htm (4103 words)

	AllRefer.com - Guyana - Geography - Terrain \| Guyanese Information Resource
		AllRefer.com - Guyana - Geography - Terrain
		With a 430-kilometer Atlantic coastline on the northeast, Guyana is bounded by Venezuela on the west, Brazil on the west and south, and Suriname on the east.
		The largest of Guyana's three geographical regions is the interior highlands, a series of plateaus, flat-topped mountains, and savannahs that extend from the white sand belt to the country's southern borders.
	reference.allrefer.com /country-guide-study/guyana/guyana29.html (724 words)

	Country Profile - Guyana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Guyana a real tropical paradise for naturalist, located on the north-eastern coast of South America, between latitudes 1 to 9 degrees, and longitudes 57 and 62 degrees west.
		Guyana is characterised by its many rivers, waterfalls (Kaieteur Falls), mountainous plateaus, tropical rainforest, vast savannahs, varied physical resources base on good climate conditions.
		Guyana is well linked to the rest of the world by a sophisticated telecommunication network and modern telecommunication services such as international direct dialling telephone, telegram, facsimile, cellular, Internet, radio and television are available.
	www.free-living.com /CountryProfiles/guyanaprofile.htm (614 words)

	Commonwealth Secretariat - Geography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Cooperative Republic of Guyana lies in the north-east of South America, north of the equator.
		Vegetation: Guyana 's tropical forest, covering more than 80% of the land area, is among the most ecologically valuable and best preserved in the world.
		There is concern about climate change and sea-level rise, because the low-lying littoral plain relies on a system of dams, walls and drainage canals to prevent flooding from the sea or the huge rivers.
	www.thecommonwealth.org /Templates/YearbookInternal.asp?NodeID=138604 (651 words)

	Guyana map, map of Guyana, buy Guyana maps, buy Guyana travel book from Map Town Ltd.
		South America is not the kind of place where you want to be lost, so having a Guyana map is important, and if a travel book can save you from one bad meal or one poor choice of hotel it will pay for itself.
		Guyana is the size of Idaho and is situated on the northern coast of South America east of Venezuela, west of Suriname, and north of Brazil.
		Guyana achieved independence from the UK in 1966 and became a republic in 1970.
	www.maptown.com /guyanamaps.html (237 words)

	Geography of Guyana - Terrain, Hydrology, Climate
		Drainage throughout most of Guyana is poor and river flow sluggish because the average gradient of the main rivers is only one meter every five kilometers.
		Guyana lies south of the path of Caribbean hurricanes and none is known to have hit the country.
		Annual averages on the coast near the Venezuelan border are near 250 centimeters, farther east at New Amsterdam 200 centimeters, and 150 centimeters in southern Guyana's Rupununi Savannah.
	worldfacts.us /Guyana-geography.htm (1174 words)

	Geography Of Guyana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
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	Guyana Information
		Guyana is the size of Idaho and is situated on the northern coast of South America east of Venezuela, west of Suriname, and north of Brazil.
		Guyana's potential economic development was hurt in 2000 as border disputes with both Venezuela to the west and Suriname to the east heated up.
		Suriname and Guyana have been unable to resolve the border dispute in an oil-rich coastal area.
	www.airwreck.com /guyana/guyana.html (641 words)

	Guyana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Guyana has a tropical climate, with little seasonal temperature change.
		The annual rainfall (about 1525 to 2030 mm) on the coast occurs mainly from April to August and November to January.
		Guyana is situated in the northern part of South-America.
	www.hridir.org /countries/guyana (322 words)

	GEOGRAPHY PROGRAMME @ University of Guyana :: Geographical Association Of Guyana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Candidates who are eligible for admissions to the Faculty of Arts but who do not possess a pass in Geography and who have relevant or related Qualifications or experience may be admitted to read for the B.A. Geography major.
		Geography courses maybe offered as part of a Minor or as an elective by students reading for degrees in other Departments of the School of Education and Humanities and in other Faculties.
		(A) Geography Majors who are admitted to the Degree Programme with passes at 'A' level or equivalent maybe granted exemption from some Year 1 Courses in the degree programme to enable them to complete the programme in the three years.
	gag.forumsplace.com /archive/o_t__t_6__geography-programme-@-university-of-guyana.html (286 words)

	geography map of guyana and other guyana related information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Geography and maps of the South American country of Guyana.
		Geography and Map of Guyana Geography and maps of Guyana.
		Geography Map of Guyana Terrain With a land area of approximately 197,000 square kilometers, Guyana is about the size of Idaho.
	www.nethorde.com /guyana/geography-map-of-guyana.html (298 words)

	Guyana News
		Guyana Update is a monthly newsletter on IYV activities in Guyana.
		The Guyana IYV 2001 Committee applauds the Y for establishing the Women of Distinction Awards Scheme.
		It is the vision of the Guyana IYV 2001 Committee that these representatives from the district committees would form regional committees, with representation of the National Volunteer Committee, which will be the focal point for volunteer administration and support beyond 2001.
	www.sdnp.org.gy /iyv2001/iyv_news.html (1144 words)

	GUYANA FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Co-operative Republic of Guyana is a nation along the northern coastline of South_America and part of Caribbean_South_America.
		The major sports in Guyana are Cricket, Softball_Cricket_(Beach_Cricket) and Football (Soccer).
		Work continues, after a period of hiatus, on the nomination dossier for Historic Georgetown –; a Tentative List indicating Historic Georgetown as being put forward for nomination was submitted to UNESCO in December 2004.
	www.igopay.com /Guyana (2077 words)

	Guyana :: Travel to Guyana :: Guyana Journey :: South America Travel Guide
		The Co-operative Republic of Guyana is a nation on the northern coast of South America, just above the Equator and a part of the western part of the wider region of Guiana.
		The name originates from Fort St. George which was established at the mouth of the Demerara River as a signal station for the purpose of observing and controlling incoming and outgoing traffic.
		Activities of Guyana Fishing The rivers and the interior abound in game fish, the best known of which is the man-eating piranha (called locally perai).
	south-america.travel-chronicle.com /guyana (920 words)

	Guyana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Co-operative Republic of Guyana is a nation along the northern coastline of South America.
		Emigration has been a large and persistent problem in Guyana.
		Since independence, as many as 10,000 Guyanese would leave and settle permanently in the United States alone every single year (and this doesn't take into account departures for Canada or Britain), and demand to emigrate remains very high.
	www.apawn.com /search.php?title=Guyana (1092 words)

	Voice of Guyana International » Guyana Geography
		The Essequibo River is the longest river in Guyana, and the largest river between the Orinoco and Amazon.
		The Cuyuni River is a river in northern Guyana and eastern Venezuela.
		The Demerara River is a river in eastern Guyana that rises in the central rainforests of the country and flows to the north for 346 kilometres without tributaries until it reaches the Atlantic Ocean.
	voiceofguyana.com /category/guyana-geography (567 words)

	Guyana Journal \| Book Review
		This book, which was recently launched at an impressive gathering organized by the Association of Artists and Writers, is a comprehensive work on the Geography of Guyana.
		The chapter then continues with a brief examination of the European presence in Guyana, particularly the settlements established by the iniquitous Dutchmen.
		As regards the Indian presence in Guyana, the author provides a useful summary, with adequate documentation, of the indenture system and its abolition, and the contributions of notable Indians in their respective fields.
	www.guyanajournal.com /ramraj.html (671 words)

	Guyana Geography - ABC Guyana
		Guyana Geography 1992 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social...
		Guyana Geography 2000 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social...
		Guyana Geography: from the All Country Info reference guide to...
	www.doylestownfireco.com /guyana-geography.html (358 words)

	Guyana - Atlapedia Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		It is bound by Suriname to the east, Venezuela to the west, Brazil to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the north.
		PEOPLE: Guyana has seven definable ethnic groups which are as follows, East Indians who account for 51% of the population while mixed Afro-Indians account for 11%, AmerIndians for 5%, of which the Caribs represent 3.7% and the Portuguese, Chinese, Afro-Guyanese who account for 31% while other Europeans account for 2% of the population.
		On Feb. 23, 1970 Guyana was declared a cooperative republic with a nonexecutive President.
	www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/guyana.htm (1122 words)

	Another hit- from Guyana: Land of Six Peoples
		A new geography text specifically for the use of Guyana's primary and secondary schools was launched on Monday afternoon by Universal Bookstore at the Georgetown Club.
		The book, titled A New Geography of Guyana, is a comprehensive study of the physical and human aspects of the Guyanese landscape, with topics ranging from climate to resources to demography to tourism and transport.
		Education, the minister pointed out, was suffering due to staleness of the curriculum, and drudgery that the nation's children are made to suffer at the hands of educators.
	www.landofsixpeoples.com /news/ns909155.htm (492 words)

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		Wonderful source for general facts about the geography, population, government, economy, and more, including a map and flag for the country.
		A profile of Guyana, discussing such topics as geography, people, government, economy, foreign trade, and political issues.
		Learn the current population figures for Guyana, its administrative divisions, and its cities and towns.
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	Guyana : geography, population, cities, map, flag, gdp gnp economy, travel tourism
		Dear land of Guyana, of rivers and plains, Made rich by the sunshine, and lush by the rains.
		Green land of Guyana, our heroes of yore, Both bondsmen and free, laid their bones on your shore.
		Great land of Guyana, diverse though our strains, We are born of their sacrifice, heirs of their pains.
	www.studentsoftheworld.info /country_information.php?Pays=GUY (253 words)

	Geography of Guyana -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Geography of Guyana -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		See also : (A republic in northeastern South America; achieved independence from England in 1966) Guyana
		(Port city and the capital and largest city of Guyana) Georgetown
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/ge/geography_of_guyana.htm (222 words)

	Geography des Antilles Discover des iles Guadeloupe Martinique Sint Maarten ...
		Geography des Antilles Discover des iles Guadeloupe Martinique Sint Maarten...
		The two distinct islands of Guadeloupe, Grande-Terre and Basse-Terre form the shape of a butterfly spreading its wings into the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
		Pierre Belain d’Esnambuc arrived to the bay of Basseterre in 1624, stumbling upon a French colony, which had originally planned to reach Guyana but had decided to remain in this small harbour of peace.
	www.in-west-indies.com /antilles-discover--geography.htm (804 words)

	Omniseek: /Lifestyle /Ethnicity /Guyanese /Geography
		Guyana information statistics, economy and tourism of Guyana, populati...
		The Republic of Guyana (commonly referred to as Guyana) is located on the North Eastern sholder of the continent of South America.
		Guyana is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the North, Venezuela on the West, Suriname on the East and the mighty Brazil on
	www.omniseek.com /srch/{52539} (211 words)

	A Virtual Travel to Guyana - Destination Guyana
		Guyana (formerly known as British Guiana) achieved independence from the UK in 1966 and became a republic in 1970.
		WWF-Guianas, part of the global WWF family, is working to protect the forests, freshwaters and coasts of the Guianas (French Guiana, Suriname, and Guyana).
		Guyana was discovered in 1498 by the Europeans, its history; therefore stretches back a bit more than 500 years!
	www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/guyana.htm (642 words)

	BOOKS ON GUYANA
		Guyana - Enchantment of the World, Second Series, by Marion Morrison
		Marine ecologist Ro McConnell spent six years in Guyana studying the delicate ecosystems of the tropics and its flora and fauna as well as observing the tribal customs of the Amerindians.
		A focus on the cultural history of Guyana after emancipation.
	www.geocities.com /TheTropics/Shores/9253/books2.html (444 words)

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