What is it like to live in Suriname, Guyana and French Guiana?

First of all, except for the climate those countries have nothing in common. Its tropically warm between 25 and 32 °C with a lot of rain. No natural disasters except lately some strong winds - runoffs of hurricanes. They were colonies of three different European countries and it has shaped them. read more

The Dutch (Netherlands) period of Guiana's (Guyana) history allowed land to be reclaimed from the sea and also initiated the start of a seawall that alleviated floods from the Atlantic. The interior of Guyana is dense rainforest jungle with patches of savannah (e.g. Rupununi). read more

The addition of the adjective "French" in most languages other than French is rooted in colonial times when five such colonies existed (The Guianas), namely from west to east: Spanish Guiana (now Guayana Region and Guayana Esequiba in Venezuela), British Guiana (now Guyana), Dutch Guiana (now Suriname), French Guiana, and Portuguese Guiana (now Amapá in Brazil). read more

Guyana is the only English speaking country, Suriname the only Dutch speaking, and French Guiana the only French speaking countries in South America.With the exception of French Guiana which is a overseas department, Guyana and Suriname are independent countries with historical backgrounds. read more