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GUYANA
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| AREA
214,969 sq.km. (85th) |
POPULATION
735,554 (July 2014) (165th) |
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PLATFORM DATA |
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| National
Demography |
0 – 24yrs: 50 % 25 – 64yrs: 44.7 % 65yrs and over: 5.3 %
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| Life
Expectancy |
67.81 yrs
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| Youth Development Index |
31/170 (High)
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| National
G.D.P |
$5.498 billion (2014 est.) (174th)
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| Per Capital
Income |
$6,900 (2014 est.) (154th)
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Currency |
Guyanese dollars (GYD) |
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Economic Drivers |
sugar, gold, bauxite, alumina, rice, shrimp, molasses, rum, timber, textiles |
| Official
Languages |
English |
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Other Local Languages |
Guyanese Creole, Amerindian languages (including Caribbean and Arawak languages), Indian languages (including Caribbean Hindustani, a dialect of Hindi), Chinese (2014 est.)
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| Climatic
Zone |
tropical; hot, humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; two rainy seasons (May to August, November to January) |
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Religious Expression |
Protestant 30.5% (Pentecostal 16.9%, Anglican 6.9%, Seventh Day Adventist 5%, Methodist 1.7%), Hindu 28.4%, Roman Catholic 8.1%, Muslim 7.2%, Jehovah’s Witnesses 1.1%, other Christian 17.7%, other 1.9%, none 4.3%, unspecified 0.9% (2002 est.) |
| Christian Umbrella
Organization(s) |
N/A
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Airports
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Cheddi Jagan International Airport Kaieteur International Airport
Others See Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports_in_Guyana
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Airstrips |
Barima-Waini Airstrips East Berbice-Corentyne Airstrips Pomeroon-Supenaam Airstrips |
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Road Network
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7,970 km |
| Rail Network | No data |
| Corruption
Rating |
136/177 |
| Security
Rating |
15% (Elevated risk)
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