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French Guiana (/ ɡ i ˈ ɑː n ə / or / ɡ i ˈ æ n ə /; French: Guyane, ⓘ; French Guianese Creole: Lagwiyann or Gwiyann, [la.ɡwi.jãn]) is an overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies.
Guyana ( / ɡaɪˈɑːnə / ⓘ or / ɡaɪˈænə / ⓘ ghy-A (H)N-ə ), [ 11 ][ 5 ] officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, [ 12 ] is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the historic mainland British West Indies. Guyana is an indigenous word [specify] which means "Land of Many Waters". [ 13 ]
3 days ago · Guyana, country located in the northeastern corner of South America. Indigenous peoples inhabited Guyana prior to European settlement, and their name for the land, guiana (“land of water”), gave the country its name. Present-day Guyana reflects its British and Dutch colonial past and its reactions to that past.
Jun 12, 2024 · Consider a trip to Guyana if you want to go where few tourists have ventured; you love wildlife; you want to experience a mix of cultures; you find allure in rustic and roughing-it travel; and you have a yen for astonishing landscapes that haven’t changed in hundreds of years.
Jul 16, 2024 · French Guiana, overseas territorial collectivity of France, situated on the northeastern coast of South America. French Guiana is bounded by Brazil to the south and east, Suriname to the west, and the Atlantic Ocean to the northeast. The capital is Cayenne.
La Guyane (/g ɥ i j a n / [2] Écouter ; en créole guyanais : Lagwiyann) est une collectivité territoriale unique française située en Amérique du Sud, limitrophe du Brésil au sud-est et au sud et du Suriname à l'ouest. Elle est la seule collectivité française d'outre-mer de nature continentale [3].
Dec 22, 2021 · Introduction. Background. Originally a Dutch colony in the 17th century, by 1815 Guyana had become a British possession. The abolition of slavery led to settlement of urban areas by former slaves and the importation of indentured servants from India to work the sugar plantations.
