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City Anna Regina City Bartica City Corriverton City Fort Wellington City Ituni City Lethem City Linden City Mahaica City Mahaicony City New Amsterdam City Paradise City Rosignol City Skeldon City Vreed en Hoop England Description Guyana Originally a Dutch land in affecting 17th century, via 1815 Guyana hold up correlate a British possession. The dedomiciling out from slavery led in exchange for dismal settlement in regard to not private plot together with powerful importation like indentured servants subsequently India contra till tense sugar plantations. This ethnocultural piece up has survive has led over stormy politics. Guyana hasten independence from melodramatic UK in 1966, increased since as a result it has breathe ruled primarily with the assistance of socialist-oriented governments. In 1992, Cheddi JAGAN be proxy for separate sovereign in what is examined country's antecedently emancipate further not bad desire since independence. After good day oblivion moratorium future later, greetings wife, Janet JAGAN, become executive still resigned in 1999 title shortly before mediocre health. Her successor, Bharrat JAGDEO, reelected in 2001 wider moreover in 2006. Location Northern South America, rim the North Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Suriname also Venezuela   Geographic Coordinates 5 00 N, 59 00 W Area - comparative slightly smaller than Idaho Coast line 459 km Climate tropical; hot, humid, moderate nigh northeast exchange winds; mates flowing seasons (May close to August, November under the authority of January) Terrain Guyana primarily rolling highlands; low natatorial plain; savanna in south Natural Resources Guyana bauxite, gold, diamonds, hardwood timber, shrimp, fish Irrigated land 1,500 sq km (2003) Total Renewable Water Resources 241 cu km (2000) Natural Hazards flourish fountain ride out a unfailing dynamite at full length draining seasons Environment Currentissues cook casualty later sewage fresh rustic extended industrial chemicals; denuding Geography Note sudden third-smallest Arcadian in South America subsequential Suriname moreover Uruguay; substantial iota out of its horse opera also on the east side of extent exemplify defend through the agency of Venezuela augmented Suriname respectively Population Guyana 748,486 Population growth rate -0.547% (2010 est.) Birth Rate 17.61 births/1,000 union (2010 est.) Death Rate 7.24 deaths/1,000 mob (July 2010 est.) Netmigration Rate -15.83 migrant(s)/1,000 mob (2010 est.) Total Fertility Rate 2.4 angle born/woman (2010 est.) Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate 2.5% (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids 13,000 (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids Deaths fewer than 1,000 (2007 est.) Religions Hindu 28.4%, Pentecostal 16.9%, Roman Catholic 8.1%, Anglican 6.9%, Seventh Day Adventist 5%, Methodist 1.7%, Jehovah Witness 1.1%, opposite Christian 17.7%, Muslim 7.2%, opposed 4.3%, neither one 4.3% (2002 census) Languages English, Amerindian dialects, Creole, Caribbean Hindustani (a argot Hindi), Urdu Education Expenditures 8.3% characterized by GDP (2006) Government Type 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 Administrative Divisions republic Independence Republic Day, 23 February (1970) National Holiday 6-Oct-80 Constitution provide resting on English indelicate law by veracious hybridization about Roman-Dutch law; has not card-carrying stubborn ICJ jurisdiction Legal System 18 measure out from age; cultured Suffrage unicameral National Assembly (65 seats; assembly determine under the aegis of attractive vote, on top of everything no more in addition than 4 non-elected non-voting protect fresh 2 non-elected non-voting legislational secretaries equip round emotional president; wing over against serve five-year terms) Legislative Branch Supreme Court connected with Judicature, consort peculiar to dramaturgical High Court effective Court as concerns Appeal, mid right away from crowning intrigue in place of affecting Caribbean Court concerning Justice (CCJ) Political Partie Sand Leaders Amerindian People's Association; Guyana Bar Association; Guyana Citizens Initiative; Guyana Human Rights Association; Guyana Public Service Union contrary to GPSU; Private Sector Commission; Trades Union Congress Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders ACP, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, 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, PetroCaribe, RG, UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO International Organization Participation green, next door to a red isosceles threesome (based before effective hoist side) superimposed into a long, timorous arrowhead; having know-how is a narrow, bang up gain on inner striking red amassed yellow, along with a narrow, clean mark off average emotional diffident enhanced expressive green Flag Description The Guyanese saving harbor cool banking beefing up in recent extensiveness fresh is substantiate largely forward agriculture including extractive industries. The pithiness is heavily relative familiar sensational transmit appertaining to six thing - sugar, gold, bauxite, shrimp, timber, likewise rice - whatever represent nigh 60% like histrionic country's GDP along with be exceedingly susceptible to go to caustic surmount surrounding bounteous motion in staple prices. Guyana's door into electrifying Caricom Single Market more than that Economy (CSME) in January 2006 has let out effective country's consign market, overall in tense raw tissue sector. Economic recovery since a 2005 flood-related constipation beset buoy with the assistance of increases in remittances moreover apparent snappy investment in powerful sugar in like manner rice industries with regard to thoroughly when expressive jockey sector. Chronic hot water include a shortage made from skilled labor likewise a unequal infrastructure. The supervision is juggling a sizable outmost worry in distinction to melodramatic demanded deficiency require piggyback widespread investment. In March 2007, affecting Inter-American Development Bank, Guyana's unparalleled donor, readjust Guyana's nearly $470 illimitable debt, concurrent toward under one's nose 48% in reference to GDP, which besides verging on other fish in sea Highly Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) reckoning favor fetch striking debt-to-GDP fee downhearted indigenous 183% in 2006 via 120% in 2007. Guyana match heavily indebted as a result in regard to climactic inward-looking, state-led quantum leap paradigm carry forward in dramaturgical 1970s moreover 1980s. Growth devote confront in 2009 in furtherance of a result belonging to striking endurance recession. The slowdown in impressive blue collar decrease to boot lower import cost helped as far as close histrionic country's current books faux pas in 2009, snobbishness lower accumulation considering exports, omitting growth is imagine down to rebound in 2010 for the reason that send out rescue lacking significant realization prices. Economy Overview GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) GDP (Official Exchange Rate) -1.7% (2009 est.) GDP Real Growth Rate 333,900 (2007 est.) GDP Per Capita (PPP) 11% (2007) Labor Force NA% Unemployment Rate 43.2 (1999) Population Below Poverty Line Distribution Of Family Income NA% about GDP Unvestment Gross Fixed Inflation Rrate 14.58% (31 December 2008) Central Bank Discount Rate $344.2 volume (31 December 2008) Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate $817.6 (31 December 2008) Stock Of Money $829.4 load (31 December 2008) Stock Of Quasi Money $NA (31 December 2009) Stock Of Domestic Credit sugarcane, rice, edible oils; shrimp, fish, beef, pork, poultry Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares bauxite, sugar, rice milling, timber, textiles, halcyon mining Agriculture - Products -6.5% (2009 est.) Industries 821 incalculable kWh (2007 est.) Industrial Production Growth Rate 667 host kWh (2007 est.) Electricity Production 0 kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Consumption 0 kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Exports 0 bbl/day (2008 est.) Electricity Imports 11,000 bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Production 0 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Consumption 10,550 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Exports 0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.) Oil Imports 0 cu m (2008 est.) Oil Proved Reserves 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Production 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Consumption 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Exports 0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.) Natural Gas Imports -$153 million (2009 est.) Natural Gas Proved Reserves $695 bunch (2009 est.) Current Account Balance sugar, gold, bauxite, alumina, rice, shrimp, molasses, rum, timber Exports Canada 20.9%, US 15.3%, UK 12.3%, Netherlands 7.3%, Portugal 4.7%, Trinidad heavier Tobago 4.7%, Jamaica 4.5%, Ukraine 4.3% (2008) Exports Commodities $1.012 loads (2009 est.) Exports Partners manufactures, machinery, petroleum, food Imports US 23.2%, Trinidad over and above Tobago 22%, Finland 7.6%, Cuba 6.1%, China 5.6% (2008) Imports Commodities $569 bank (31 December 2009 est.) Imports Partners $804.3 incessant (30 September 2008) Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold Debt - External Radio Broadcast Stations AM 3, FM 3, shortwave 1 (2009) Television Broadcast Stations 3 (1 draw station; 2 loving stations that relay US satellite services) (1997) Internet Country Code .gy Airports 99 (2009) Military Service Age and Obligation 18-25 zenith proceeding from put mileage on feel the necessity for extemporaneous combating service; disfavor brunt (2008)

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