Guyana: Statistical Overview

Capital: Georgetown

Population

Total Population: 831,087

Natural Increase: 0.6%

Density: 4 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 27.3%

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: Protestant 34.8%, Hindu 24.8%, other Christian 20.8%, Roman Catholic 7.1%, Muslim 6.8%, Jehovah's Witness 1.3%, Rastafarian 0.5%, other 0.9%, none 3.1%

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: Variable income, mixed economy based on resources and services..
Guyana's economy, which is mainly tertiary, is experiencing growth below the national average, with a high unemployment rate.

HDI*: 0.776/1

HDI (World Rank): 95/192

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, measures a country's development in terms of quality of life. It mainly takes into account life expectancy, level of education and GDP per capita.

Telecommunication

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

Internet Suffix: .gy

Households with a computer: 33.5 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 20.4 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 81.7 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 98.9% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Imports of Goods (million USD)	2,250	4,376	3,624	6,636	6,731
Exports of Goods (million USD)	2,590	4,356	11,281	13,210	19,434
Imports of Services (million USD)	1,989	2,858	3,782	4,921	n/a
Exports of Services (million USD)	176	224	217	524	n/a

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

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