It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, and Brazil to the south.
- SurinameGuyana is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, Brazil to the south and southwest, Venezuela to the west, and Suriname to the east.
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Georgetown, Guyana
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Georgetown is the capital and largest city of Guyana.
🇸🇷 – Paramaribo, Suriname
Dutch colonisation of the Guianas
1 linksDutch colonisation of the Guianas—the coastal region between the Orinoco and Amazon rivers in South America—began in the late 16th century.
Dutch colonisation of the Guianas—the coastal region between the Orinoco and Amazon rivers in South America—began in the late 16th century.
After the Napoleonic Wars in 1814, Britain gained control of the three colonies (Demerara, Berbice, and Essequibo) west of the Courantyne River, which became British Guiana and then modern Guyana.
The colony that remained was part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands until 1975, when it became independent as the Republic of Suriname.
Guianan mangroves
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The Guianan mangroves (NT1411) is a coastal ecoregion of southeastern Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana.
Courantyne River
0 linksThe Courantyne/Corentyne/Corantijn River is a river in northern South America in Suriname and Guyana.
Diwali
1 linksFestival of lights and one of the major festivals celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, and some Buddhist.
Festival of lights and one of the major festivals celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, and some Buddhist.
The main day of the festival of Diwali (the day of Lakshmi Puja) is an official holiday in Fiji, Guyana, India, Malaysia, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago.
English-based creole languages
0 linksCreole language for which English was the lexifier, meaning that at the time of its formation the vocabulary of English served as the basis for the majority of the creole's lexicon.
Creole language for which English was the lexifier, meaning that at the time of its formation the vocabulary of English served as the basis for the majority of the creole's lexicon.
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Bauxite
0 linksSedimentary rock with a relatively high aluminium content.
Sedimentary rock with a relatively high aluminium content.
The carbonate bauxites occur predominantly in Europe, Guyana, Suriname, and Jamaica above carbonate rocks (limestone and dolomite), where they were formed by lateritic weathering and residual accumulation of intercalated clay layers – dispersed clays which were concentrated as the enclosing limestones gradually dissolved during chemical weathering.
Waiwai language
0 linksWaiwai (Uaiuai, Uaieue, Ouayeone) is a Cariban language of northern Brazil, with a couple hundred speakers across the border in southern Guyana and Suriname.