British Guiana

British posession in the Guianas region between 1814–1966
AdministrativeArea crown_colony Q918126
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British Guiana

Summary

British Guiana is a crown colony[1]. It draws 1,117 Wikipedia views per month (crown_colony category, ranking #8 of 44).[2]

Key Facts

  • British Guiana is in the country of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[3].
  • British Guiana's continent is recorded as South America[4].
  • British Guiana's instance of is recorded as crown colony[5].
  • British Guiana's capital is recorded as Georgetown[6].
  • British Guiana's official language is recorded as English[7].
  • British Guiana's currency is recorded as British West Indies dollar[8].
  • British Guiana's currency is recorded as Guyanese dollar[9].
  • British Guiana's currency is recorded as Eastern Caribbean dollar[10].
  • British Guiana's flag image is recorded as Flag of British Guiana (1875–1906).svg[11].
  • British Guiana's flag image is recorded as Flag of British Guiana (1906–1919).svg[12].
  • British Guiana's flag image is recorded as Flag of British Guiana (1919–1955).svg[13].
  • British Guiana's flag image is recorded as Flag of British Guiana (1955–1966).svg[14].
  • British Guiana's anthem is recorded as God Save the King[15].
  • British Guiana's coat of arms image is recorded as Badge of British Guiana (1955–1966).svg[16].
  • British Guiana's basic form of government is recorded as colony[17].
  • British Guiana's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 730154387234230970008[18].
  • British Guiana's locator map image is recorded as Boundary lines of British Guiana 1896.jpg[19].
  • British Guiana's locator map image is recorded as LocationGuyana.svg[20].
  • British Guiana's part of is recorded as British West Indies[21].
  • British Guiana's Commons category is recorded as British Guiana[22].
  • +1814-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of British Guiana[23].
  • British Guiana was dissolved in +1966-01-01T00:00:00Z[24].
  • British Guiana's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 5, 'lon': -58.75}[25].
  • British Guiana's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01c995[26].
  • British Guiana's topic's main category is recorded as Category:British Guiana[27].

Body

Geography

British Guiana is in the country of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[3]. Its continent is recorded as South America[4]. Its part of is recorded as British West Indies[21].

Designation and Status

British Guiana's instance of is recorded as crown colony[5].

History and Context

+1814-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of British Guiana[23].

Why It Matters

British Guiana draws 1,117 Wikipedia views per month (crown_colony category, ranking #8 of 44).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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