| Guyana :
Geographic coordinates
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5 00 N, 59 00 W
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| Guyana :
Population growth rate
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-0.547% (2010 est.)
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| Guyana :
Birth rate
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17.61 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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| Guyana :
Death rate
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7.24 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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| Guyana :
People living with HIV/AIDS
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13,000 (2007 est.)
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| Guyana :
Independence
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26 May 1966
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| Guyana :
National holiday
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Republic Day, 23 February
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| Guyana :
Constitution
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6 October 1980
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| Guyana :
GDP
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purchasing power parity - $2.844 billion (2009 est.)
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| Guyana :
GDP - per capita
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purchasing power parity - $3,800 (2009 est.)
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| Guyana :
Electricity - consumption
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667 million kWh (2007 est.)
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| Guyana :
Exports
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$570 million sugar, gold, bauxite/alumina, rice, shrimp, molasses, rum, timber
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| Guyana :
Imports
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$660 million manufactures, machinery, petroleum, food
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| Guyana :
Telephones
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125,000 (2008)
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| Guyana :
Mobile cellular
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281,400 (2005)
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| Guyana :
Radio broadcast stations
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AM 3, FM 3, shortwave 1
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| Guyana :
Radios
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420,000
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| Guyana :
Television broadcast stations
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3
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| Guyana :
Televisions
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46,000
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| Guyana :
Internet country code
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.gy
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| Guyana :
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
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7,116 (2009)
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| Guyana :
Internet users
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205,000 (2008)
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| Guyana :
Railways
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187 km
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| Guyana :
Highways
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7,970 km
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| Guyana :
Waterways
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330 km
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| Guyana :
Pipelines
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N/A
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| Guyana :
Ports and harbors
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Georgetown
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| Guyana :
Merchant marine
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8 ships
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| Guyana :
Airports
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99 (2009)
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| Guyana :
Heliports
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N/A
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| Guyana :
Military branches
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Guyana Defense Force: Army (includes Coast Guard, Air Corps) (2009)
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| Guyana :
Military expenditures
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1.8% of GDP (2006)
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