Additionally, the Guianas have the following characteristics:
- English was made the official language in British Guiana (Guyana) for administrative convenience, unlike other Latin nations.
- The Amerindian population is comparatively larger than in other Latin nations.
- The Guianas are the least populated, least urbanized, and economically less developed countries in South America.
- Unlike other Latin countries, a significant portion of the Guianas' population (over 50%) is of East Indian origin.
- Most of the population of the Guianas lives along the coastal regions, in areas adjacent to the Atlantic.