Guyana

Water=8.4%Area= 214,999 km2

Capital city= Georgetown

Landmarks

• The Kaieteur Falls

• The world’s largest single drop water fall

• Discovered by Europeans

• It’s 741 feet tall. 0.o

Meaning of the flag

• Green- represents the agricultural and forest nature of Guyana

• White- symbolizes the rivers and water potential of the country

• GOLDEN arrow-represents Guyana's mineral wealth

• BLACK means endurance • RED represents the zeal

and dynamism

Literacy rate of Guyana= 99.0

•

HDI value Life expectancy at birth (years)

Guyana ( 0.729) Guyana ( 66.5)

Did you know?!

That there are golden frogs in Guyana??? ONLY in Guyana??!!

( rare!!)

Cheddi Jagan

• Born on March 22, 1918.

• Religion-Hinduism

• 5th president of Guyana

• 6 March 1997 (at the age of 78)

• He is a hero for Guyana because he fought for freedom

Janet Jagan

• Born on October 20, 1920.

• The first female president of Guyana

• The first Caucasian person to lead the nation.

• Died on March 29, 2009 in the Georgetown hospital

The climate in Guyana is…

•Warm Tropical

In Guyana, the most important crop and

export is………………………….

Sugar Cane

THE SECOND MOST IMPORTANT CROP

IS………………………………..

Rice because the rice industry is the one of the biggest in the Guyanese

economy.

Bibliography

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guyana

• http://www.guyana.org/history.html

• http://countrystudies.us/guyana/21.htm