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Monday, May 17, 2010
Guyana
GUYANA is a relatively forested and sparsely-populated country located in Northern South America. Guyana's bordering countries are Brazil, Suriname, and Venezuela. It also borders the North Atlantic Ocean along its northern coast. With about 235,000 residents in 2012, the national capital is Georgetown. According to Encyclopædia Britannica, Guyana’s population in the year 2020 is about 744,300 and is ranked 166th among populations of the whole world’s countries, dependencies, and territories. The currency is the Guyanese Dollar, and its ISO 4217 currency code is GYD. Guyana has been fought over and claimed by the British, Dutch, French, and the Spanish during past centuries.
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