A report on Guyana and Berbice River

Kaieteur Falls is the world's largest single-drop waterfall by volume.
Rupununi Savannah
Satellite image of Guyana from 2004
Anomaloglossus beebei (Kaieteur), specific to the Guianas
The hoatzin is the national bird of Guyana.
A tractor in a rice field on Guyana's coastal plain
A proportional representation of Guyana exports, 2019
Thatched roof houses in Guyana
Guyana's population density in 2005 (people per km2)
A graph showing the population of Guyana from 1961 to 2003. The population decline in the 1980s can be clearly seen.
The State House, Guyana's presidential residence
The Supreme Court of Guyana
Guyana's parliament building since 1834
Map of Guyana, showing the Essequibo River and (shaded dark) the river's drainage basin. Venezuela claims territory up to the western bank of the river. The historical claim by the UK included the river basin well into current-day Venezuela.
Cross-border bridge from Guyana to Brazil near Lethem
St George's Cathedral, Georgetown
Providence Stadium as seen from the East Bank Highway

The Berbice River, located in eastern Guyana, is one of the country's major rivers.

- Berbice River

The four longest rivers are the Essequibo at 1010 km long, the Courentyne River at 724 km, the Berbice at 595 km, and the Demerara at 346 km. The Courentyne river forms the border with Suriname.

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New Amsterdam, Guyana

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The Sint Andries bulwark around 1770
View of The Strand (1920s)

New Amsterdam (Nieuw Amsterdam) is the regional capital of East Berbice-Corentyne, Guyana and one of the country's largest towns.

It is 62 mi from the capital, Georgetown and located on the eastern bank of the Berbice River, 4 mi upriver from its mouth at the Atlantic Ocean, and immediately south of the Canje River.

The Berbice Bridge under construction in 2007

Berbice Bridge

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The Berbice Bridge under construction in 2007

The Berbice Bridge is a pontoon bridge over the Berbice River near New Amsterdam in Guyana.