Demerara-Essequibo
E624693
Demerara-Essequibo was a former British colony in what is now Guyana, formed by merging the colonies of Demerara and Essequibo before later becoming part of British Guiana.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Essequibo colony | 1 |
| Guayana Esequiba | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former British colony ⓘ |
| capital | Georgetown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPower | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| colonialRegion | British West Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialStatus | Crown colony ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currency | Guyanese guilder ⓘ |
| followedBy | British Guiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | British colonial administration ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineOn | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Guianas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South America
ⓘ
present-day Guyana ⓘ |
| mergedFrom |
Demerara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Essequibo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Demerara River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Essequibo River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Empire
ⓘ
British Guiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Colony of Demerara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colony of Essequibo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
plantation agriculture
ⓘ
sugar production ⓘ |
| sovereignState | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| todayPartOf | Guyana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedLaborSystem |
African slave labor
ⓘ
indentured labor ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Guayana Esequiba
this entity surface form:
Essequibo colony