Are Guyana and French Guiana the same country?

Guyana and French A Gui are not the same country.

French Guiana is a colony of France, not a sovereign country, but it has the regional status of France and cannot be equated with Guyana. Guyana is a sovereign country, and Suriname is also a sovereign country. Historically, these three places were all called Guyana. Guyana was British Guyana before independence, and Suriname was Dutch Guyana before independence. So Guyana and French Guiana are not the same country.

Guyana cooperation * * * referred to as Guyana. Located in the north of South America, it borders Venezuela in the northwest, Brazil in the south, Suriname in the east and the Atlantic Ocean in the northeast, with a total land area of 210.5 million square kilometers. Guyana is divided into 10 administrative regions, with Georgetown as its capital, with a total population of 794,000 in 2022.

Settled by Indians in the 9th century,15th century was invaded by Spain, 17 and 18th century was occupied by the Netherlands, 18 14 year was transferred to Britain by the Netherlands, and 183 1 year officially became a British colony.

Customs in Guyana:

Guyana has many ethnic groups and rich folk customs. Except for social occasions, clothes are relatively simple because of the hot weather. Men wear jackets and shorts, while women wear T-shirts and dresses. In formal occasions, women wear skirts, men wear suits, and in special occasions such as religious ceremonies, they wear traditional national costumes.

When you meet guests in social situations, you should shake hands with them. When you meet friends and relatives, you are used to hugging. In Guyana, it is best to make an appointment in advance. It is impolite to visit at home in Guyana. You'd better prepare some gifts. In terms of diet, Guyana's staple food is mainly rice, but also corn, flour, cassava, sweet potato and other miscellaneous grains.

Non-staple foods include tropical vegetables, melons and fruits, seafood, animal husbandry and meat. Coffee, coconut milk and rum made from local sugarcane are very popular among people. In terms of residence, Guyanese houses are mostly wooden structures, with thatch, wood and soil as the main building materials.

The house was built on several wooden stakes and became a high-rise residence with a certain distance from the ground. The exterior walls and roofs of houses are painted internally. In terms of marriage, Guyanese families are monogamous, and people generally marry early. Marriage forms are divided into legal marriage and common law marriage, and different nationalities have differences in marriage and family.