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Guyana

The Co-operative Republic of Guyana lies between Suriname and Venezuela on the north coast of South America. The official language is English, but not the only one spoken. The population is roughly half Chritian, a third Hindu, and a tenth Islamic.

Independence Day, May 26. Anniversary of independence from Britain in 1966. The name was changed from British Guiana to its current name, which means "land of waters."
Republic Day, February 23. Commemorates the anniversary of the establishment as a sovereign democratic state within the British Commonwealth in 1970.
Caribbean Day, first Monday in July (Jul 5, 2004). Commemorates the treaty establishing the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM), also called the Treaty of Chaguaramas. Signed on July 4, 1973. The other nations who signed the treaty are Barbados, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. Also called CARICOM Day.

Public holidays New Year's Day, Republic Day, Holi, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Labor Day (May 1), Indian Heritage Day (May), Carribean Day, Freedom Day (Aug 1), Diwali, Christmas, Boxing Day, Id al-Fitr, Id al-Adha, Youman Nabi (Mouloud).

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