Guyana: Statistical Overview

Capital: Georgetown

Population

Total Population: 808,726

Natural Increase: 0.5%

Density: 4 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 27.0%

Ethnic Origins: The population of Guyana is made up of East Indians (or Indo-Guyanese) nearly 40%, Afro-Guyanese 30%, mestizos 20% and Amerindians 10% of the total population. (Bureau of Statistics)

Official Language: English

Other Languages Spoken: Amerindian dialects, Creole, Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Urdu

Business Language(s): English

Religion: Christian 50%, Hindu 35%, Muslim 10%, Others 5%.

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Georgetown

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Guyana Dollar (GYD)

Country Overview

Area: 214,970 km²

Type of State: Cooperative Republic. Democratic Republic.

Type of Economy: Lower-middle-income economy.
The economy is based essentially on agriculture and the mining sector.

HDI*: 0.636/1

HDI (World Rank): 124/188

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To call from Guyana, dial 001
To call Guyana, dial +592

Internet Suffix: .gy

Telephone Lines: 20.4 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 34.3 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 79.47% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Imports of Goods (million USD)	4,040	2,250	4,376	3,640	6,478
Exports of Goods (million USD)	1,567	2,590	4,356	11,299	13,059
Imports of Services (million USD)	1,415	1,801	2,910	3,863	0
Exports of Services (million USD)	238	209	285	237	0

Source: WTO – World Trade Organisation, Latest data available.

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