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was reelected in 2001 and again in 2006.

      Geography

       Guyana

      Location:

      Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between

       Suriname and Venezuela

      Geographic coordinates:

      5 00 N, 59 00 W

      Map references:

      South America

      Area:

      total: 214,970 sq km land: 196,850 sq km water: 18,120 sq km

      Area - comparative:

      slightly smaller than Idaho

      Land boundaries:

      total: 2,949 km border countries: Brazil 1,606 km, Suriname 600 km, Venezuela 743 km

      Coastline:

      459 km

      Maritime claims:

      territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the outer edge of the continental margin

      Climate:

      tropical; hot, humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; two rainy seasons (May to August, November to January)

      Terrain:

      mostly rolling highlands; low coastal plain; savanna in south

      Elevation extremes:

      lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Roraima 2,835 m

      Natural resources:

      bauxite, gold, diamonds, hardwood timber, shrimp, fish

      Land use:

      arable land: 2.23% permanent crops: 0.14% other: 97.63% (2005)

      Irrigated land:

      1,500 sq km (2003)

      Total renewable water resources:

      241 cu km (2000)

      Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):

      total: 1.64 cu km/yr (2%/1%/98%) per capita: 2,187 cu m/yr (2000)

      Natural hazards:

      flash floods are a constant threat during rainy seasons

      Environment - current issues:

      water pollution from sewage and agricultural and industrial chemicals; deforestation

      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 signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

      Geography - note:

      the third-smallest country in South America after Suriname and Uruguay; substantial portions of its western and eastern territories are claimed by Venezuela and Suriname respectively

      People

       Guyana

      Population:

      770,794 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.)

      Age structure:

      0–14 years: 25.9% (male 101,712/female 97,907) 15–64 years: 68.7% (male 267,239/female 262,188) 65 years and over: 5.4% (male 17,610/female 24,138) (2008 est.)

      Median age:

      total: 28.2 years male: 27.7 years female: 28.7 years (2008 est.)

      Population growth rate:

      0.211% (2008 est.)

      Birth rate:

      17.85 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

      Death rate:

      8.29 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

      Net migration rate:

      −7.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

      Sex ratio:

      at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15–64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.73 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

      Infant mortality rate:

      total: 30.43 deaths/1,000 live births male: 33.87 deaths/1,000 live births female: 26.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth:

      total population: 66.43 years male: 63.81 years female: 69.18 years (2008 est.)

      Total fertility rate:

      2.03 children born/woman (2008 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

      2.5% (2003 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

      11,000 (2003 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - deaths:

      1,100 (2003 est.)

      Major infectious diseases:

      degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria water contact disease: leptospirosis (2008)

      Nationality:

      noun: Guyanese (singular and plural) adjective: Guyanese

      Ethnic groups:

      East Indian 43.5%, black (African) 30.2%, mixed 16.7%, Amerindian 9.1%, other 0.5% (2002 census)

      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%, other Christian 17.7%, Muslim 7.2%, other 4.3%, none 4.3% (2002 census)

      Languages:

      English, Amerindian dialects, Creole, Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Urdu

      Literacy:

      definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 98.8% male: 99.1% female: 98.5% (2003 est.)

      School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):

      total: 13 years male: 13 years female: 14 years (2005)

      Education expenditures:

      8.3% of GDP (2006)

      Government

       Guyana

      Country name:

      conventional long form: Cooperative Republic of Guyana conventional short form: Guyana former: British Guiana

      Government type:

      republic

      Capital:

      name: Georgetown geographic coordinates: 6 48 N, 58 10 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

      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

      

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