Guyana

Co-operative Republic of Guyana

Last modified: 2004-08-14 by dov gutterman
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by Zeljko Heimer, 27 October 2001

Official Name: Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Previous Name: British Guiana
Capital: Georgetown
Location: South America
Government Type: Republic within the Commonwealth
Flag adopted: 1966
Author: Whitney Smith
Coat of Arms adopted: 1966
ISO Code: GY

• The Flag
• The Designer
• Flags in Use
• Subdivisions

See also:

• Guyana - Coat of Arms
• Guyana - Presidential Flag
• Guyana - Civil and Naval Ensign
• Guyana - Civil Air Ensign
• Guyana - Aircraft Marking
• Guyana - Political Flags
• Guyana - Historical Flags (2 parts)

The Flag

From <www.guyana.org>:
"The Golden Arrowhead, Guyana's National Flag has FIVE symbolic colors:
GREEN represents the agricultural and forested nature of Guyana,
WHITE symbolizes the rivers and water potential of the country,
GOLDEN arrow represents Guyana's mineral wealth,
BLACK portrays the endurance that will sustain the forward thrust of the Guyanese people,
RED represents the zeal and dynamic nature of nation-building which lies before the young and independent Guyana."
Dov Gutterman, 6