Intro: a summary story about a small unusual country in South America that is culturally and historically not part of the continent. It is considered to be a Caribbean country yet is geographically part of the mainland of South America. It is mostly jungle with a thin veneer of development along the Atlantic coast.
English-speaking Guyana is one of the four non-Spanish-speaking territories on the continent, along with the countries of Brazil (Portuguese), Suriname (Dutch) and the French overseas region of French Guiana (French). Culturally, Guyana associates primarily with the English-speaking Caribbean countries such as Jamaica, or Trinidad and Tobago. According to the penal code of Guyana "indecent behavior" committed by men, either in a public or private sphere, will be punished with imprisonment for up to 2 years. For attempted anal sex the punishment is 10 years and for anal sex life imprisonment is possible.
Name: Guyana
Population: 859000
Capital: Georgetown - Pop. 320000
Area: 212834 sq. km/ sq. miles
Language: English
Religion: Christianity, Hindu, others
Status of Homosexuality: Illegal
Telephone Country Code: 592
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