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Guyana

Authority responsible for Tourism
The Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce
Guyana Tourism Authority
CSME Participation
Full
Official Name
Cooperative Republic of Guyana
Guyana is located on the north-eastern coast of South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Suriname to the east, Brazil to the south and south-west, and Venezuela to the west. The country’s landscape includes a narrow, low-lying coastal plain where most of the population lives, as well as extensive tropical forests, hilly interior regions, and savannah uplands further inland.

Key facts

Date of Membership in CARICOM: 1 Aug 1973

Also Known as:Land of Many Waters

Status of Independence:Independent 1966/01/18

Area: 216,970 km2 (83,000 miles2)

Capital City: Georgetown

Population: 800,000 (2013)

Currency: Guyana Dollar

Highest National Award: Order of Excellence (OE)

Economy

GDP: EC$7,614Mn (2012)

GDP Growth: 4.6% p.a. 2009–13

GNI: US$3.1bn

GNI PC: US$3,750

GDP per Capita: EC$7, 614 (2012)

Key dates in history

1616 Dutch established colony in Essequibo River with Headquarters at Kyk-Over-Al, followed by Second and third colonies in Berbice and Demerara respectively

1814 Finally ceded to Britain by the Netherlands after severl exchanges between them

1831 Colonies consolidated into British Guiana

1953 First elections under Universal Adult Suffrage

1961 Elections held under self-governing constitution. Dr Cheddi Jagan, first Premier

1962-64 Prolonged labour and racial unrest, Fresh elections under Proportional Representation, Linden Forbes Samson Burnham becomes Premier

1966 Independence achieved, LFS Burnham, first Prime Minister

1970 Republican status, Arthur Chung, first President

1980 New constitution established, LFS Burnham elected first Executive President

1992 PPP regains power. Party leader Cheddi B. Jagan elected President

Date of CARICOM Membership
Human Development Index
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Agriculture, Agricultural Diversification and Food Security
Guyana
H.E. Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali
Date of Independence
Motto
One People, One Nation, One Destiny
Otherwise Known As
Land of Many Waters
Population
763,322 (2010)
SDG Profile
Sustainable Development Country Profile
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Website
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