Guyana

Key Facts About Guyana

• •Guyana is the only English-speaking country in South America.
• •Kaieteur Falls is one of the world's most powerful waterfalls, about five times the height of Niagara.
• •Recent offshore oil discoveries have made Guyana one of the world's fastest-growing economies.
• •Over 80% of the country is covered by tropical rainforest.
• •Guyana's name comes from an indigenous word meaning 'Land of Many Waters'.

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