| Country (long form) |
Co-operative Republic of Guyana |
| Capital |
Georgetown |
| Total Area |
83,000.38 sq mi
214,970.00 sq km
(slightly smaller than Idaho) |
| Population |
697,286 (July 2000 est.)
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of
excess mortality due to AIDS |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
786,846 |
| Languages |
English, Amerindian dialects, Creole, Hindi, Urdu |
| Literacy |
98.1% total, 98.6% male, 97.5% female (1995 est.) |
| Religions |
Christian 50%, Hindu 33%, Muslim 9%, other 8% |
| Life Expectancy |
61.08 male, 67.15 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
republic within the Commonwealth |
| Currency |
1 Guyanese dollar (G$) = 100 cents |
| GDP (per capita) |
$2,500 (1999 est.) |
| Labor Force (by occupation) |
agriculture N/A%, industry N/A%, services N/A% |
| Industry |
bauxite, sugar, rice milling, timber, fishing (shrimp),
textiles, gold mining |
| Agriculture |
sugar, rice, wheat, vegetable oils; beef, pork, poultry,
dairy products; forest and fishery potential not exploited |
| Arable Land |
2% |
| Exports |
sugar, gold, bauxite/alumina, rice, shrimp, molasses,
rum, timber |
| Imports |
manufactures, machinery, petroleum, food |
| Natural Resources |
bauxite, gold, diamonds, hardwood timber, shrimp, fish |
| Current Environmental Issues |
water pollution from sewage and agricultural and
industrial chemicals; deforestation |
| Telephones (main lines in use) |
45,000 (1995) |
| Telephones (mobile cellular) |
1,243 (1995) |
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