Guyana
- Official Name:
- Cooperative Republic of Guyana (Guyana)
- Area:
- 214.970 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 769.095 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 459 km
- Capital:
- Georgetown
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Bartica, Georgetown, linden, NewAmsterdam, Parika
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
- Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
- Continental shelf: 200 nm or to the outer edge of the continental margin
- Political divisions:
- 10 regions; Barima-Waini, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Demerara-Mahaica, East Berbice-Corentyne, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, Mahaica-Berbice, Pomeroon-Supenaam, Potaro-Siparuni, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo
- Language(s):
- English, Amerindian dialects, Creole, Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Urdu
- National holiday:
- Republic Day, 23 February (1970)
- Nationality:
- Guyanese (singular and plural)
- Official time:
- UTC-4.
- Member of:
- ACP, C, Caricom, CDB, CSN, FAO, G-77, IADB, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO (subscriber), ITU, ITUC, LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OIC, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, RG, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
- Internet country code:
- .gy
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Guyanese dollar (GYD) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD4.800 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 836.700.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 4,5% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 35,5%
- Industry: 19,3%
- Services: 45,2%
- Labor force:
- 418.000 (2001 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (1999):
-
- Agriculture ND
- Industry: ND
- Services ND
- Unemployment rate:
- 9,1% (2000 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 6% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- 31.5% del PIB (2006 est.)
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD359.900.000
- Expenditures: USD430.300.000
- Public debt:
- ND
- Current account balance:
- USD -84.300.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 621.600.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Sugar, gold, bauxite, alumina, rice, shrimp, molasses, rum, timber
- Exports - Partners:
- Canada 18,9%, US 18,9%, UK 11,8%, Portugal 8,1%, Jamaica 5,3%, Trinidad and Tobago 4,2% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 706.900.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Manufactures, machinery, petroleum, food
- Imports - partners:
- US 26,7%, Trinidad and Tobago 23,9%, Cuba 6,6%, UK 5%, China 4,1% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 294.900.000 (2006 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD 1.200.000.000(2002)
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