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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Monarch
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gptkbp:area
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214,969 square kilometers
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gptkbp:borders
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gptkb:Suriname
gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:Venezuela
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gptkbp:capital
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gptkb:Georgetown
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gptkbp:climate
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Tropical rainforest climate
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gptkbp:currency
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Guyanaese dollar
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gptkbp:ethnicity
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gptkb:Native_American_culture
African descent
Mixed descent
East Indian descent
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gptkbp:famous_dish
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Pepperpot
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gptkbp:famous_person
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gptkb:Forbes_Burnham
gptkb:E._R._Braithwaite
gptkb:Janet_Jagan
gptkb:C._V._Raman
gptkb:Cheddi_Jagan
gptkb:Arthur_Chung
gptkb:Rudolph_Dunbar
gptkb:Walter_Rodney
A. J. Seymour
Martin Carter
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gptkbp:geographical_feature
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gptkb:Mount_Roraima
gptkb:Kaieteur_Falls
gptkb:Kanuku_Mountains
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gptkbp:government_type
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Parliamentary democracy
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gptkbp:historical_event
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Abolition of slavery in 1834
Establishment of sugar plantations
Independence from the UK in 1966
British Guiana's name change to Guyana in 1966
British annexation in 1814
Discovery of gold in the 19th century
Labor unrest in the 20th century
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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British Guiana
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gptkbp:independence
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February 23, 1966
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gptkbp:located_in
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gptkb:South_America
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gptkbp:major_rivers
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gptkb:Essequibo_River
gptkb:Demerara_River
Berbice River
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gptkbp:national_animal
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gptkb:Jaguar
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gptkbp:national_flower
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Victoria regia
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gptkbp:official_language
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English
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gptkbp:population
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approximately 800,000 (as of 1960s)
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gptkbp:previous_name
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gptkb:Guyana
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gptkbp:sport
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gptkb:Cricket
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Lend-Lease_Act
gptkb:British_Empire
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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