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Comparison of Guyana and Namibia [S]ave

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Geography
Area (km²)824,292214,969
ContinentAfricaSouth America
Land area (km²)823,290196,849
Water area (km²)1,00218,120
Land boundaries (km)4,2202,933
Border countries
  • Angola
  • Botswana
  • South Africa
  • Zambia
  • Brazil
  • Suriname
  • Venezuela
Coastline (km)1,572459
Mean elevation (m)1,141207
Lowest point (m)00
Highest point (m)2,5732,775
People
Population2,630,073750,204
Official languages
  • English
  • English
ReligionChristianProtestant
Government
Long country nameRepublic of NamibiaCooperative Republic of Guyana
Short country nameNamibiaGuyana
Long local nameRepublic of Namibia-
Short local nameNamibia-
Former name
  • German South-West Africa (Deutsch-Suedwestafrika)
  • South-West Africa
  • British Guiana
Government typePresidential republicParliamentary republic
CapitalWindhoekGeorgetown
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)26,600,000,0006,301,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)13,240,000,0003,561,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)-0.82.1
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)11,2008,100
Gross national saving (% of GDP)16.710.5
Labor force956,800313,800
Unemployment rate (%)3411.1
Population below poverty line (%)28.735
Budget revenues (USD)4,268,000,0001,002,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)5,000,000,0001,164,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)3.351.69
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)32.228.1
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-5.5-4.5
Public debt (% of GDP)41.352.2
Inflation rate (%)6.12
Central bank discount rate (%)75.5
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)10.0413
Stock of narrow money (USD)3,425,000,000758,400,000
Stock of broad money (USD)3,425,000,000758,400,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)8,582,000,0001,903,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)1,305,000,000610,900,000
Current account balance (USD)-438,000,000-237,000,000
Exports (USD)3,995,000,0001,439,000,000
Imports (USD)5,384,000,0001,626,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)2,432,000,000565,400,000
External debt (USD)7,969,000,0001,690,000,000
National currencyNamibian dollarsGuyanese dollars
National currency (code)NADGYD
National currency (symbol)$$
National currency rate to USD13.67207



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