Location
What Hemisphere is Guyana located?
The Western hemisphere.
What Major Religions do Guyana people support? Name all 3.
Christians, Hindus, and Muslims
In Guyana in 1763, what was led by a national hero cuffy.
A major slave revolt in Berbice.
What is the most popular eaten food in Guyana?
Cook-up rice, curry, metemgee, & bake and saltfish.
What animal is Guyana most known for?
the jaguar
What is the capital city of Guyana?
Caracas
What total number Languages do Guyana's people speak?
Around 12 to 19 total languages spoken.
In Guyana in 1889- 1899 Venezuela claims what?
Land west of the Essequibo
what is the least popular eaten food in Guyana
Black Fruit Cake.
What is Guyana's one big holiday they celebrate the most?
Phagwah
What is the Area of Guyana?
83,000 Mi2
How long are most people's life expectancy in Guyana?
70.18 years
In Guyana in the 1620's what did the Dutch west India company establish?
A foothold, importing enslaved Africans for sugar plantations.
what is the most popular desert eaten in Guyana?
Cassava pone
Whats the average weather in Guyana?
hot, humid, and tropical climate
What is the Relative Location?
East of Venezuela, west of Suriname, and north of Brazil.
What is the total population number of guyana?
950,000 to 956,000
In Guyana in 1834-1917 indentured wordkes are what?
They are brought from India to replace them, creating a major demographic shift.
what is the most popular fruit grown in Guyana?
Mango
What are the typical jobs in Guyana?
engineers, project managers, skilled technical labor, and logistics professionals, along with opportunities in construction, retail, and public services.
What are the coordinates of Guyana?
6.4238 degrees North & 66.5897 degrees West.
What is the percent of employed in all 3 job sectors?
83%
In Guyana in 1814-1815 Britain formally acquires what?
The colonies of Demerara, Essequibo, and Berbice, consolidating them into British Guiana.
what ingredient is used in most foods in Guyana?
Cassava
What does the name "Guyana" actually mean?
It is an indigenous Amerindian word meaning "Land of Many Waters".