Also called Land of Six Peoples, is often times described as the Caribbean gate to South America due to its unique positioning. It lies on the North Atlantic Coast of South America, bordered by Venezuela , Surinam and Brazil . It is where the virgin rainforest leads to the Amazon Basin , where the jungle is still unexplored, rivers uncharted and mountains unclimbed. With over 300 waterfalls, including one of the World's longest Single drop falls, the stunning Kaieteur at over 700 feet, over 800 species of birds and a wide and unique array of fragrant flora and magnificent fauna, it is an incredibly wonderful land of natural beauty.

People
The present population of Guyana consists of Africans, East Indians, Chinese, Portugese, Europeans, Amerindians, and a mix of all of these races.
The Amerindians number 45,000 approximately and are divided into nine tribes, Arawaks, Warraus, Caribs, Wapisianas, Arecunas, Akawaios, Macusis, Patamonas, and Wai-Wais. These tribes are scattered throughout Guyana, inhabiting both forest and savannah regions. Subsistance farming, basketry and craftwork, are common to all tribes.

On the ranches in the savannah region, the Amerindians work as Vacqueiros (Cowboys), while those inhabiting the rain forest are involved mainly in gold and diamond mining and boat building.

Each tribe speaks its own dialect, and English to varying degrees, according to their contact with English speaking coast-landers. Efforts are being made to preserve their traditional customs and culture.

Languages
English is the official language of Guyana. It is the language of education, commerce and government. Hindus and Moslems ritually use Hindi, and Urdu and Arabic, respectively.

The majority of Amerindians in the hinterland still adhere to one or more of the nine recognized tribal dialects namely, Akawaio, Arawak, Arecuna, Carib, Macusi, Patamona, Wai Wai, Warrau and Wapishana.

Creolese, a sort of patois, is quite widely used and understood. It is based on English with various borrowings from Dutch, Indian, African and Amerindian languages.