British Guiana

Summary

British Guiana is a crown colony^[1]. It draws 4,653 Wikipedia views per month (crown_colony category, ranking #8 of 44).^[2]

Key Facts

• British Guiana is in the country of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[3].
• British Guiana is on the continent of South America^[4].
• British Guiana's instance of is recorded as crown colony^[5].
• British Guiana's capital is recorded as Georgetown^[6].
• British Guiana's official language is recorded as English^[7].
• British Guiana's currency is recorded as British West Indies dollar^[8].
• British Guiana's currency is recorded as Guyanese dollar^[9].
• British Guiana's currency is recorded as Eastern Caribbean dollar^[10].
• British Guiana's anthem is recorded as God Save the King^[11].
• British Guiana's basic form of government is recorded as colony^[12].
• British Guiana is part of British West Indies^[13].
• British Guiana's Commons category is recorded as British Guiana^[14].
• January 1, 1814 marks the founding of British Guiana^[15].
• British Guiana was dissolved in January 1, 1966^[16].
• British Guiana's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 5, 'lon': -58.75}^[17].
• British Guiana's topic's main category is recorded as Category:British Guiana^[18].
• British Guiana's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[19].
• British Guiana's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3^[20].
• British Guiana's replaces is recorded as Dutch Guiana^[21].
• British Guiana's replaces is recorded as Berbice^[22].
• British Guiana's replaced by is recorded as Guyana^[23].
• British Guiana's replaced by is recorded as Commonwealth realm of Guyana^[24].
• British Guiana's category for people born here is recorded as Q30001408^[25].
• British Guiana's language used is recorded as English^[26].
• British Guiana's language used is recorded as Guyanese Creole^[27].

Body

Geography

British Guiana is in the country of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[3]. It is on the continent of South America^[4]. It is part of British West Indies^[13].

Designation and Status

British Guiana's instance of is recorded as crown colony^[5].

History and Context

January 1, 1814 marks the founding of British Guiana^[15].

Why It Matters

British Guiana draws 4,653 Wikipedia views per month (crown_colony category, ranking #8 of 44).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]