South America: Guyana
About Guyana
Guyana achieved independence from the UK in 1966 and became a republic in 1970. In 1989 Guyana launched an Economic Recovery Program, which marked a dramatic reversal from a state-controlled, socialist economy towards a more open, free market system. Results through the first decade have proven encouraging.
| Vital Statistics | |
| Capitol City: | Georgetown |
| Population: | 697,181 |
| Percent below poverty: | NA% |
| Language: | English, Amerindian dialects, Creole, Hindi, Urdu |
| Date of independence: | 26 May 1966 (from UK) |
| Form of government: | republic within the Commonwealth |
| Title of Leader: | President |
| Natural Resources: | bauxite, gold, diamonds, hardwood timber, shrimp, fish |
| Environmental Issues: | water pollution from sewage and agricultural and industrial chemicals; deforestation |
| Agricultural Products: | sugar, rice, wheat, vegetable oils; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; forest and fishery potential not exploited |
| Imports: | manufactures, machinery, petroleum, food |
| Exports: | sugar, gold, bauxite/alumina, rice, shrimp, molasses, rum, timber |
| Trading Partners: | IMPORTS: US 29%, Trinidad and Tobago 18%, Netherlands Antilles 16%, UK 7%, Japan (1999) EXPORTS: US 22%, Canada 22%, UK 18%, Netherlands Antilles 11%, Jamaica (1999) |
Guyana Headlines
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