Map location of Guyana

Guyana is located in the north of South America, bordering Venezuela in the northwest, Brazil in the south, Suriname in the east and the Atlantic Ocean in the northeast.

Guyana Cooperative Republic, referred to as Guyana for short, is located in the north of South America, bordering Venezuela in the northwest, Brazil in the south, Suriname in the east and the Atlantic Ocean in the northeast. Guyana has border disputes with Suriname and Venezuela. In particular, Venezuela has repeatedly claimed that the land west of essequibo river-Spanish Guiana belongs to Venezuela. Guyana has a total land area of 265,438+5,000 square kilometers, which is divided into 10 administrative regions, basically named after rivers, and its capital is Georgetown. By 2022, the total population will be 794,000.

Since the 9th century, it has been a settlement of Indians. /kloc-Spain invaded in the 5th century, 17 and 18th century were occupied by the Netherlands, 18 14 was transferred to Britain by the Netherlands, and 183 1 year officially became a British colony and was named British Guiana. 65438+ declared its independence on May 26th, 0966. 1970 On February 23rd, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana was established.

Guyana's economy is dominated by primary product production. Since 20 19, the oil industry has become a new economic pillar. Due to the small economic scale and low risk tolerance, the COVID-19 epidemic has affected oil exploitation, mining, forestry, fishery, tourism and other industries to varying degrees.

The topographical environment of Guyana

Guyana Plateau is the second largest plateau in South America. The altitude is between 300 ~ 1500m, high in the west and low in the south, and gently inclines to the east and north. The basement rock series is mainly composed of Archean granite, gneiss and schist. After long-term erosion in hot and humid climate, it generally becomes a hilly plateau with a height of 300~400 meters. In areas with hard lithology, erosion hills with steep slopes and round tops are often formed, and the height is about 1000 ~ 1500m, such as Tumuku Ma Keshan in the southeast.

The central and western regions are covered with horizontal Mesozoic and Tertiary sediments, forming a plateau similar to a table. There are many rivers in Guyana, mainly essequibo river, De Melara and Berbis. Many waterfalls, the most famous of which is Keltour Waterfall, are said to be the largest waterfalls in the world.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Guyana.