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GUYANA

Capital
Georgetown

Area
214,969 square km (1 km = 0.62 miles) on the northeast coast of South America, bound by Suriname to the east, Venezuela to the west, Brazil to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the north.

Language
English and English-based Creole. Hindi and Urdu are used in religious ceremonies.

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thumb for NATURAL HAZARDS: GLOBAL OVERVIEW OF COUNTRIES OF CONCERN 13 Mar 2006 16:27:00 GMT
NATURAL HAZARDS: GLOBAL OVERVIEW OF COUNTRIES OF CONCERN
The February 2006 update from the World Food Programme Early Warning Team of the natural hazards affecting vulnerable countries ...

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NATURAL HAZARDS: GLOBAL OVERVIEW OF COUNTRIES OF CONCERN - January 2006
Monthly update for January 2006 ...

thumb for Guyana Floods 05 Feb 2006 12:07:00 GMT
Guyana Floods
SITUATION On 28 January, Guyana's Government declared Regions 2 and 5 disaster areas and called United Nations and donors for support in rehabilitation of drainage infrastructure and restoration of ...

thumb for UPDATE: flood waters continue to affect Georgetown, Guyana 11 Feb 2005 09:53:00 GMT
UPDATE: flood waters continue to affect Georgetown, Guyana
Flood waters from heavy January rains linger at Georgetown, Guyana

thumb for SAT MAP: flooding around Georgetown, Guyana 04 Feb 2005 10:50:00 GMT
SAT MAP: flooding around Georgetown, Guyana
Almost 4 times average rainfall for January causing flooding around Georgetown, Guyana.

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