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Attribute
Guyana
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Geography
Area (km²)214,969390,757
ContinentSouth AmericaAfrica
Land area (km²)196,849386,847
Water area (km²)18,1203,910
Land boundaries (km)2,9333,229
Border countries
  • Brazil
  • Suriname
  • Venezuela
  • Botswana
  • Mozambique
  • South Africa
  • Zambia
Coastline (km)4590
Mean elevation (m)207961
1Lowest point (m)0162
Highest point (m)2,7752,592
People
Population750,20414,546,314
Official languages
  • English
  • Shona
  • most widely spoken), Ndebele
  • traditionally used for official business),
ReligionProtestantProtestant
Government
Long country nameCooperative Republic of GuyanaRepublic of Zimbabwe
Short country nameGuyanaZimbabwe
Former name
  • British Guiana
  • Rhodesia
  • Southern Rhodesia
  • Zimbabwe-Rhodesia
Government typeParliamentary republicPresidential republic
CapitalGeorgetownHarare
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)6,301,000,00034,270,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)3,561,000,00017,640,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)2.13.7
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)8,1002,300
Gross national saving (% of GDP)10.523.3
Labor force313,8007,907,000
Unemployment rate (%)11.111.3
Population below poverty line (%)3572.3
Budget revenues (USD)1,002,000,0003,800,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)1,164,000,0005,500,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)1.692.17
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)28.121.5
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-4.5-9.6
Public debt (% of GDP)52.282.3
Inflation rate (%)20.9
Central bank discount rate (%)5.57.17
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)1318
Stock of narrow money (USD)758,400,0004,322,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)758,400,0004,322,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)1,903,000,0008,389,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)610,900,0004,073,000,000
Current account balance (USD)-237,000,000-716,000,000
Exports (USD)1,439,000,0004,353,000,000
Imports (USD)1,626,000,0005,472,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)565,400,000431,800,000
External debt (USD)1,690,000,0009,357,000,000
National currencyGuyanese dollarsZimbabwean dollars
National currency (code)GYDZWD
National currency (symbol)$-
National currency rate to USD2071



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