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Places in News: Guyana

February 8, 2024

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. 

Location Of Guyana

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.

Important Points to be Remembered

  • 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. 

Caribbean Community (CARICOM)

  • 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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