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Comparison of Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago [S]ave

Attribute
Trinidad and Tobago
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Guyana
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Geography
Area (km²)5,128214,969
ContinentNorth AmericaSouth America
Land area (km²)5,128196,849
Water area (km²)018,120
Land boundaries (km)02,933
Border countries-
  • Brazil
  • Suriname
  • Venezuela
Coastline (km)362459
Mean elevation (m)83207
Lowest point (m)00
Highest point (m)9402,775
People
Population1,208,789750,204
Official languages
  • English
  • English
ReligionProtestantProtestant
Government
Long country nameRepublic of Trinidad and TobagoCooperative Republic of Guyana
Short country nameTrinidad and TobagoGuyana
Former name-
  • British Guiana
Government typeParliamentary republicParliamentary republic
CapitalPort of SpainGeorgetown
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)42,850,000,0006,301,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)22,780,000,0003,561,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)-2.62.1
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)31,3008,100
Gross national saving (% of GDP)26.410.5
Labor force629,400313,800
Unemployment rate (%)4.911.1
1Population below poverty line (%)2035
Budget revenues (USD)5,581,000,0001,002,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)7,446,000,0001,164,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)0.781.69
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)24.528.1
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-8.2-4.5
Public debt (% of GDP)41.852.2
Inflation rate (%)1.92
Central bank discount rate (%)6.755.5
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)913
Stock of narrow money (USD)7,247,000,000758,400,000
Stock of broad money (USD)7,247,000,000758,400,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)10,550,000,0001,903,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)177,400,000610,900,000
Current account balance (USD)2,325,000,000-237,000,000
Exports (USD)9,927,000,0001,439,000,000
Imports (USD)6,105,000,0001,626,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)8,892,000,000565,400,000
External debt (USD)8,238,000,0001,690,000,000
National currencyTrinidad and Tobago dollarsGuyanese dollars
National currency (code)TTDGYD
National currency (symbol)$$
National currency rate to USD6.78207



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