Top 10 Interesting Facts About Guyana
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1 Guyana is home to the world's largest single drop waterfall the chaoter falls the falls has a total length of 251 metres and it is amongst the most powerful waterfalls in the world with an average water flow rate of 663 cubic meters per second also it is five times the height of niagara falls.
2 According to the who guyana has the highest suicide rate in the world the largest mass suicide in modern history happened in guyana when more than 900 people died in 1978.
3 Due to the high cost of living guyana has one of the highest emigration rates in the world with approximately 55 of citizens choosing to reside abroad on top of that 70 of guyana is uninhabited because guyana is mostly made up of dense rainforest.
4 Since guyana is mostly covered with rainforests it is a paradise for all the scientists many species of flora and fauna exist in the rainforests of guyana including several that are unknown to humans every year new species are discovered in these forests this has attracted scientists from all over the world.
5 Guyana is home to one of largest gold mines in the world the oh omai gold mine is in the northwest of the country and is estimated to contain about 3.7 million ounces of gold.
6 Guyana is home to the world's fourth longest floating bridge the 1851 metres long demerara harbour bridge the bridge is located on the de marrero river near georgetown the one 571 metres long world's sixth longest floating bridge the burbus bridge is also located in the country.
7 If you are a cricket fan then you must know this fact about the country guyanaco hosted the cricket world cup 2007 with the west indies it was during this world cup that the sri lankan fast bowler lasith malinka became the first bowler in international cricket history to take four wickets in four consecutive balls during the match played at the providence stadium the stadium hosted six world cup matches between march 28 2007 and april 9 2007.
8 According to the world's bank guyana is south america's second poorest country after bolivia however the country is bracing itself for an oil boom after the discovery of more than 5.5 billion barrels worth of oil in 2019 the oil is located beneath the country's waters in the atlantic ocean.
9 Guyana's education system which is based on the british education system is among the best in the caribbean however despite having a well-reputed education system.
10 The country lacks quality education since most of the educated teachers emigrate due to low pay and lack of opportunities in fact the country has only one university which was founded in 1963 and is very expensive to attend that was guyana for you.
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