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Guyana
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1. History, Society, Economy, and State

Guyana (officially The Co-operative Republic of Guyana), on the north coast of South America, is the only English-speaking country in the continent. Its capital is Georgetown, which in 1995 had an estimated population of 254,000.

European settlement began in 1616–21 with the arrival of the Dutch West India Company. England took possession for the first time in 1796 but then returned the land…

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Prien, Hans-Jürgen and Persaud, Winston D., “Guyana”, in: Encyclopedia of Christianity Online. Consulted online on 28 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2211-2685_eco_G311>
First published online: 2011
First print edition: ISBN: 9789004169678, 20080512



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