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Guyana

Capital: Georgetown

  • Kaieteur Falls drops about 226 metres from its plunge to the first break, and it lies inside Kaieteur National Park.
  • More than 80% of Guyana is covered by forest, and much of the Guiana Shield habitat remains pristine.
  • Stabroek Market in Georgetown has a cast-iron clock tower that dominates the city skyline.
  • Nine Indigenous tribes live in Guyana, and English is the official language, with many people bilingual in an Indigenous language.

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