Places in News: Guyana

Context:

The Prime Minister of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana recently arrived on an official visit to India.

The President of India congratulated Guyana on assuming the rotating Presidency of CARICOM, as well as this month’s Presidency of the United Nations Security Council.

Guyana

Guyana is located on the northern edge of South America.
It is geographically positioned both in the Northern and Western hemispheres of the Earth.
Bordering Regions: Guyana is bordered by:
- East: Suriname
- West: Venezuela
- North: Atlantic Ocean
- South and Southwest: Brazil Maritime Borders: Guyana shares its maritime borders with Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago.

Capital: Georgetown
Mountains: The Pakaraima Mountains, Kanuku Mountains, and Acarai Mountains.
- Highest Point: Mount Roraima (situated in the Pakaraima Mountains, at the tripoint border of Brazil-Guyana-Venezuela) is the highest point in Guyana.
  - The lowest point is the Atlantic Ocean.
Waterfall: The Kaieteur Falls (one of the most powerful waterfalls in the world).
- It is about five times higher than Niagara Falls (Canada).
River: The Essequibo River remains the largest in the nation.

Formed: In 1973 by the Treaty of Chaguaramas.
Members: 15 Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Chairmanship: It is rotated every six months among the member countries.
Secretariat: Georgetown, Guyana
Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ): In 2007, CARICOM officially inaugurated the CCJ.
- It serves as the final court of appeal for CARICOM members and handles regional trade disputes.

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