Official name: Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Short name: Guyana
Date of membership: 17 January 1976
Capital: Georgetown
Geography
Location: Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela.
Area: 214,970 sq km
Land boundaries: 2,462 km
Border countries: Brazil 1,119 km, Suriname 600 km, Venezuela 743 km
Coastline: 459 km
Natural resources: Bauxite, gold, diamonds, hardwood timber, shrimp, fish
Environment – international agreements: Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94.
Economic indicators
| Total at current prices (2013) | 5471 | Millions USD | 2020 |
| Per capita at current prices | 6956 | USD | 2020 |
| Growth rate per capita at constant prices | -2.8 | % | 2016 |
| Imports of goods and services (% of GDP at current prices) | NA | % | NA |
| Exports of goods and services (% of GDP at current prices) | NA | NA | NA |
Source: Guyana: National Economic Profile. CEPALSTAT. Databases and Statistical Publications. ECLAC. Inquiry: February 23, 2022.
NA= Data not avilable
Socio-demographic indicators
| Total population | 786.6 | (000) | 2020 |
| Life expectancy | 70 | NA | 2020_2025 |
| Women | 74 | NA | 2020_2025 |
| Men | 67 | NA | 2020_2025 |
| Public health expenditure as a percentage of GDP | 5.9 | % | 2018 |
| Literacy rate for persons between the ages of 15 to 24 | 96.7 | % | 2014 |
| Net rate of enrolment in primary education | 98.2 | % | 2012 |
| Net rate of enrolment in secondary education | 70.3 | % | 2012 |
| Public expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP | 4.5 | % | 2018 |
| Gini Coefficient | NA | % | NA |
| Unemployment | NA | % | NA |
| Migration | -6.3 | % | 2020_2025 |
Source: Guyana: National Socio-Demographic Profile. CEPALSTAT. Data Bases and Statistical Publications.
ECLAC. On line. Inquiry: February 23, 2022. NA= Data not avilable
Languages: English, Amerindian dialects, Creole, Hindi, Urdu
Government
Administrative 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.
Independence: 26 May 1966 (from UK)
Constitution: 6 October 1980
Suffrage: 16 years of age; universal
Executive branch: Chief of state: President Irfaan Ali (since 02 Agust 2020).
Head of government: Prime Minister Samuel Hinds (since October 1992, except for a period as chief of state after the death of President Cheddi Jagan on 6 March 1997.
Cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president, responsible to the legislature. Prime minister appointed by the president.
Legislative branch: Unicameral National Assembly (68 seats, 65 elected by popular vote, 1 elected Speaker of the National Assembly, and 2 nonvoting members appointed by the president; members serve five-year terms).
Judicial branch: Supreme Court of Judicature; Judicial Court of Appeal; High Court.
Internet country code: .gy
Official Portal Web: http://www.op.gov.gy
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