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 | GUYANAgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Guyana |
| country code ISO: GY //; - FIPS: GY |
| location: Northern South America |
| time zone: -4 UT |
| surface (land) area: 214970 sq.km = 83000 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 8° N / South: 1° N / East: 57° W / West: 62° W |
| borders (land): Venezuela, Brazil, Suriname |
| borders (coastline): Atlantic Ocean |
| climate: tropical |
| Government |
| independent since: 1966-05-26 |
| type of government: republic |
| capital: Georgetown |
| administrative division: region (10) |
| Population |
| population according to the last two censuses: (1980): 758,619; (1991): 701,704 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 697,286 ; or: 761,000 ; or: 867,286 |
| population density: 3,5 per sq.km = 9 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 0,9% //; - doubling time: 54 years |
| birth rate: 18 - 24 per 1000 |
| death rate: 7 -9 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 3 children per female |
| maternal mortality: per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 48 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 63 - 65 years (male: 61 - 62; female: 66 - 68) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 33% //; - 15-59 years: 61% //; - 60+ years: 6% |
| urbanisation: 38% //; - urbanisation growth: % |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: % |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Asian Indian 51%; Black 29 - 36%; Mulatto 7 - 13%; Amerindian 4-7%; Chinese 1 - 2% |
| languages: English (official); Pidgin, Hindi, Urdu, Amerindian dialects |
| religious affiliation: Hindu 34%; Protestant 19%; Roman Catholic 12%; Sunnī Muslim 9%; Anglican 9% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: 2476 calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 81% |
| people per physician: 5090 |
| people per hospital bed: 3242 |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 90% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 55% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: % |
| adult literacy: 96% (male: %; female: %) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Guyanan dollar = 100 cents |
| annual inflation rate: 13% |
| population below poverty line: 43% |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 590 per capita |
| GNI USD 860 per capita //; - [ppp: 3670] |
| GDP growth: 5% |
| income: USD 290 per capita |
| import: USD 484 per capita //; - export: 404 USD per capita |
| trade: USD 959 per capita //; - or 173% of GDP |
| trade partners: GB TT US JP NL |
| human development index: 0,704 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 93 |
| female labour force: 34% |
| unemployment: % |
| tourism: 0,08 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 3% //; - grass land: 6% //; - wooded area: 83% //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: 27% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 25% |
| agricultural products: sugar, rice, wheat, dairy, timber, shrimp |
| livestock (1000s): cattle: 220 / goats: 79 / pigs: 20 / poultry 12500 / sheep: 130 |
| fish catch: 57409 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 26% //; - part of industry in GDP: 31% |
| industrial products: sugar, aluminium, textiles |
| mining products: bauxite, gold, diamonds |
| CO2 emission per capita: 2,2 |
| services: labour force: 47% //; - part of services in GDP: 44% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 350 |
| electricity use (per capita): |
| annual water use (per capita): 1812 |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 7970 km //; - of which paved: 7% //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: 43 per 1000 |
| railways: 88; or 187 km //; - railways passenger/km: unknown |
| navigable inland waterways: km |
| ownership telephone: 63 -75 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 454 - 498 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 42 -197 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 63 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 8950 |
| personal computers: 26 per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Mount Roraima 2810 m, Ayanganna Mt. 2042, Makarapan 934 |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): none, or unknown |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): none, or unknown |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: Essequibo, Mazaruni, Demerara, Berbice, Courantyne |
| canals: none, or unknown |
| waterfalls: Great 488 m, Kaieteur 226 |
| caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest: |
| islands: Essequibo Islands |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| if there is a range between the figures, the differences are due to the use of several sources |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the provinces
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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