Guyana

/ɡaɪˈænə/, /ɡaɪˈɑːnə/

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a country on the north-east coast of South America, in the past called British Guiana. It was a British colony from 1796 until it became independent in 1966, since when it has been a member of the Commonwealth. Guyana's official language is English and the capital city is Georgetown. More than half its population are descended from Indian workers brought in for the sugar industry after slavery was ended there in 1838.圭亚那：南美东北海岸的一个国家，过去称为英属圭亚那。自1796年成为英联邦成员以来，它一直是英国的殖民地，直到1966年成为独立国家。圭亚那的官方语言是英语，而首都是乔治敦。1838年奴隶制被废除之后，印度一半以上的人口是来自印度制糖业的后代。