Comparisons / Comparison of Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago

Comparison of Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago [S]ave

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Guyana
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Trinidad and Tobago
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Geography
Area (km²)214,9695,128
ContinentSouth AmericaNorth America
Land area (km²)196,8495,128
Water area (km²)18,1200
Land boundaries (km)2,9330
Border countries
  • Brazil
  • Suriname
  • Venezuela
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Coastline (km)459362
Mean elevation (m)20783
Lowest point (m)00
Highest point (m)2,775940
People
Population750,2041,208,789
Official languages
  • English
  • English
ReligionProtestantProtestant
Government
Long country nameCooperative Republic of GuyanaRepublic of Trinidad and Tobago
Short country nameGuyanaTrinidad and Tobago
Former name
  • British Guiana
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Government typeParliamentary republicParliamentary republic
CapitalGeorgetownPort of Spain
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)6,301,000,00042,850,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)3,561,000,00022,780,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)2.1-2.6
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)8,10031,300
Gross national saving (% of GDP)10.526.4
Labor force313,800629,400
Unemployment rate (%)11.14.9
Population below poverty line (%)3520
Budget revenues (USD)1,002,000,0005,581,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)1,164,000,0007,446,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)1.690.78
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)28.124.5
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-4.5-8.2
Public debt (% of GDP)52.241.8
Inflation rate (%)21.9
Central bank discount rate (%)5.56.75
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)139
Stock of narrow money (USD)758,400,0007,247,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)758,400,0007,247,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)1,903,000,00010,550,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)610,900,000177,400,000
Current account balance (USD)-237,000,0002,325,000,000
Exports (USD)1,439,000,0009,927,000,000
Imports (USD)1,626,000,0006,105,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)565,400,0008,892,000,000
External debt (USD)1,690,000,0008,238,000,000
National currencyGuyanese dollarsTrinidad and Tobago dollars
National currency (code)GYDTTD
National currency (symbol)$$
National currency rate to USD2076.78



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