Guyana - Daten & Fakten
Daten & Fakten
Guyana
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Capital
name:
Georgetown
geographic coordinates:
6 48 N, 58 09 W
time difference:
UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: when the British took possession of the town from the Dutch in 1812, they renamed it Georgetown in honor of King George III
Citizenship
citizenship by birth:
yes
citizenship by descent only:
yes
dual citizenship recognized:
no
residency requirement for naturalization:
na
Regierungstyp
parliamentary republic
Legal system
common law system, based on the English model, with some Roman-Dutch civil law influence
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
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Country Comparison :: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
21.6
Country Comparison :: GDP - per capita (PPP)
$8,100
Country Comparison :: Labor force
313,800
Country Comparison :: Unemployment rate
11.10
Labor force
313,800
Population below poverty line
35%(2006 est.)
Unemployment rate
11.1%(2013)11.3%(2012)
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
total:21.6%male:17.3%female:28%(2017 est.)
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Age structure
0-14 years:25.38%(male 95,740 /female 92,282)15-24 years:21.55%(male 81,676 /female 77,942)25-54 years:38.52%(male 149,199 /female 136,129)55-64 years:8.15%(male 27,684 /female 32,678)65 years and over:6.39%(male 19,336 /female 28,019)(2018 est.)
Birth rate
15.4 births/1,000 population(2018 est.)
Death rate
7.40
Languages
English (official), Guyanese Creole, Amerindian languages (including Caribbean and Arawak languages), Indian languages (including Caribbean Hindustani, a dialect of Hindi), Chinese
(2014 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
68.90
Major urban areas - population
110,000 GEORGETOWN (capital)
(2018)
Median age
total:26.7 yearsmale:26.3 yearsfemale:27 years(2018 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth
20.8 years
(2009 est.)
Net migration rate
-3.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
Population distribution
population is heavily concentrated in the northeast in and around Georgetown, with noteable concentrations along the Berbice River to the east; the remainder of the country is sparsely populated
Population growth rate
0.48%(2018 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.97 children born/woman(2018 est.)
Urbanization
rate of urbanization:
0.83% annual rate of change
(2015-20 est.)
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Education expenditures
6.30
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
female:
12 years
(2012)
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Country Comparison :: Central bank discount rate
5.50
Central bank discount rate
5.50
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Country Comparison :: Exports
$1,439,000,000
Exports
$1,439,000,000
Exports - partners
Canada 24.9%, US 16.5%, Panama 9.6%, UK 7.7%, Jamaica 5.1%, Trinidad and Tobago 5%
(2017)
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Area
total:214,969 sq kmland:196,849 sq kmwater:18,120 sq km
Land use
agricultural land:8.4%(2011 est.)arable land:2.1%(2011 est.)
/
permanent crops:0.1%(2011 est.)
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permanent pasture:6.2%(2011 est.)forest:77.4%(2011 est.)other:14.2%(2011 est.)
Location
Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela
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Country Comparison :: Imports
$1,626,000,000
Imports
$1,626,000,000
Imports - partners
Trinidad and Tobago 27.5%, US 26.5%, China 8.9%, Suriname 6.1%
(2017)
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Country Comparison :: Inflation rate (consumer prices)
2.00
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
2.00
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Country Comparison :: Electricity - production
1,010,000,000
Country Comparison :: Electricity - consumption
790,100,000
Country Comparison :: Electricity - exports
2016 est.
Country Comparison :: Electricity - imports
2016 est.
Country Comparison :: Crude oil - production
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Crude oil - exports
2015 est.
Country Comparison :: Crude oil - imports
2015 est.
Country Comparison :: Natural gas - production
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Natural gas - exports
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Natural gas - imports
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Telephones - fixed lines
135,795
Country Comparison :: Telephones - mobile cellular
643,210
Country Comparison :: Internet users
262,425
Country Comparison :: Broadband - fixed subscriptions
64,889
Country Comparison :: Airports
117
Country Comparison :: Waterways
330
Airports
117
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
total:64,889(2017 est.)subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:9(2017 est.)
Crude oil - exports
0
Crude oil - imports
0 bbl/day(2015 est.)
Crude oil - production
0 bbl/day(2017 est.)
Electricity - consumption
790,100,000
Electricity - exports
0
Electricity - imports
0
Electricity - production
1,010,000,000
Internet users
total:
262,425
(July 2016 est.)
Natural gas - exports
0
Natural gas - imports
0 cu m(2017 est.)
Natural gas - production
0 cu m(2017 est.)
Roadways
Telephones - fixed lines
total subscriptions:135,795(2017 est.)subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:18(2017 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
643,210
Waterways
330
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Disputes - international
all of the area west of the Essequibo River is claimed by Venezuela preventing any discussion of a maritime boundary; Guyana has expressed its intention to join Barbados in asserting claims before UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) that Trinidad and Tobago's maritime boundary with Venezuela extends into their waters; Suriname claims a triangle of land between the New and Kutari/Koetari Rivers in a historic dispute over the headwaters of the Courantyne
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Country Comparison :: Public debt
52.20
Public debt
52.20
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Country Comparison :: GDP - real growth rate
2.10
Country Comparison :: Gross national saving
10.50
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
-4.5% (of GDP)(2017 est.)
GDP (purchasing power parity)
$6,301,000,000
Industrial production growth rate
-5.00
Länderstatistik
Branche
Land
Unterschied in %
gesamt
Guyana
20
399
000
EUR
0
EUR
Bekleidung
Guyana
0
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Chemische Erzeugnisse
Guyana
1
266
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Datenverarbeitungsgeräte, elektr. u. opt. Erzeugn.
Guyana
957
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Elektrische Ausrüstungen
Guyana
619
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Energieversorgung
Guyana
0
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Erdöl und Erdgas
Guyana
0
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Erze
Guyana
0
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Erzeugnisse der Landwirtschaft und Jagd
Guyana
0
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Fische und Fischereierzeugnisse
Guyana
0
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Forstwirtschaftliche Erzeugnisse
Guyana
0
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Getränke
Guyana
2
428
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Glas und -waren, Keramik, Steine und Erden
Guyana
2
864
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Gummi- und Kunststoffwaren
Guyana
529
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Holz und Holz- Kork- Korb- Flechtwaren ohne Möbel
Guyana
8
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Kohle
Guyana
0
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Kokereierzeugnisse und Mineralölerzeugnisse
Guyana
227
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Kraftwagen und Kraftwagenteile
Guyana
562
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Leder und Lederwaren
Guyana
368
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Maschinen
Guyana
5
403
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Metalle
Guyana
2
361
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Metallerzeugnisse
Guyana
422
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Möbel
Guyana
7
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Nahrungsmittel und Futtermittel
Guyana
1
459
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Papier, Pappe und Waren daraus
Guyana
212
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Pharmazeutische und ähnliche Erzeugnisse
Guyana
19
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Sonstige Fahrzeuge
Guyana
0
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Sonstige Waren
Guyana
477
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Steine und Erden, sonstige Bergbaürzeugnisse
Guyana
0
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Tabakerzeugnisse
Guyana
0
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %
Textilien
Guyana
211
000
EUR
0
EUR
0.00 %