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Geography
Area (km²)214,969824,292
ContinentSouth AmericaAfrica
Land area (km²)196,849823,290
Water area (km²)18,1201,002
Land boundaries (km)2,9334,220
Border countries
  • Brazil
  • Suriname
  • Venezuela
  • Angola
  • Botswana
  • South Africa
  • Zambia
Coastline (km)4591,572
Mean elevation (m)2071,141
Lowest point (m)00
Highest point (m)2,7752,573
People
Population750,2042,630,073
Official languages
  • English
  • English
ReligionProtestantChristian
Government
Long country nameCooperative Republic of GuyanaRepublic of Namibia
Short country nameGuyanaNamibia
Long local name-Republic of Namibia
Short local name-Namibia
Former name
  • British Guiana
  • German South-West Africa (Deutsch-Suedwestafrika)
  • South-West Africa
1Government typeParliamentary republicPresidential republic
CapitalGeorgetownWindhoek
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)6,301,000,00026,600,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)3,561,000,00013,240,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)2.1-0.8
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)8,10011,200
Gross national saving (% of GDP)10.516.7
Labor force313,800956,800
Unemployment rate (%)11.134
Population below poverty line (%)3528.7
Budget revenues (USD)1,002,000,0004,268,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)1,164,000,0005,000,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)1.693.35
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)28.132.2
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-4.5-5.5
Public debt (% of GDP)52.241.3
Inflation rate (%)26.1
Central bank discount rate (%)5.57
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)1310.04
Stock of narrow money (USD)758,400,0003,425,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)758,400,0003,425,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)1,903,000,0008,582,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)610,900,0001,305,000,000
Current account balance (USD)-237,000,000-438,000,000
Exports (USD)1,439,000,0003,995,000,000
Imports (USD)1,626,000,0005,384,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)565,400,0002,432,000,000
External debt (USD)1,690,000,0007,969,000,000
National currencyGuyanese dollarsNamibian dollars
National currency (code)GYDNAD
National currency (symbol)$$
National currency rate to USD20713.67



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