Guyanese
Guyanese are the people of Guyana, a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America. The country is ethnically and culturally diverse, shaped by Indigenous peoples, African and Indian descendants, and immigrants from other parts of the Caribbean and Asia. The population of Guyana is around 800,000, with a substantial diaspora in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and other Caribbean states.
Most Guyanese trace their roots to Indo-Guyanese and Afro-Guyanese communities, with smaller but significant Indigenous, Chinese,
Religiously, Guyana is diverse, with Hinduism, Islam, and Christianity as the major traditions. Cultural life features
Historically inhabited by Amerindian peoples, the area was claimed by the Dutch in the 17th century and
Geography includes a narrow Atlantic coast and an interior rainforest, crossed by major rivers such as the