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general 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:
 

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