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Name: The name “Guyana” is derived from Guiana, the original name for the region that formerly included Guyana (British Guiana), Suriname (Dutch Guiana), French Guiana, and parts of Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, Guyana is derived from an Indigenous Amerindian language and means “land of many waters
Date of Membership in CCLEC: (February 22 1994 – Ottawa)
Motto: “One People, One Nation, One Destiny”
Status: Independent – 26 May 1966
Area: 214,970 km2 (83,000 miles2)
GDP: 2009 estimate – $6.093 billion (ppp)
Population: 2016 est. : 735,909
Capital City: Georgetown
Official Language: English
Currency: Guyanese Dollar (GYD)
