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Key facts

  • Currency: Guyana dollar
  • Capital city: Georgetown
  • Region: South America
  • Continent: Americas
  • Land area: 196,850 km²
  • Population: 808,726
  • Political Leader: David A. Granger (President)

Latest news

Dutch fugitive tied to Italian mafia arrested in Guyana

Read: NL Times

2024-03-20

Exxon chief says Guyana clash will not hurt relationship with Chevron

Read: Financial Times

2024-03-18

Exxon is not trying to acquire Hess in dispute with Chevron over Guyana oil assets, CEO says

Read: CNBC News

2024-03-18

Exxon's Legal Fight With Chevron Over a Guyana Oil Field Roils Hedge Funds

Read: Bloomberg

2024-03-08

Hess reviews timeline for Chevron deal closing after Exxon escalates Guyana dispute

Read: CNBC News

2024-03-07

Exxon could make a bid for Hess' oil assets in Guyana if Chevron deal terminates

Read: CNBC News

2024-03-06

ExxonMobil seeks arbitration over Guyana oil find in Chevron's sights

Read: Financial Times

2024-03-06

Metrics

Business

GDP 14,718,400,000.00 current US$
Inflation 6.12 annual %
Self-employed 34.41 % of total employment
Unemployment 12.30 % of total labor force
Vulnerable employment 28.75 % of total employment


Environment

Agricultural land 10,430.00 km²
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2) 2,768.50 kt
Fertility rate 2.40 births per woman
Forest area 184,061 km²
Fossil fuel energy consumption 0.00 % of total
Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 -873.06 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Median age 21.80 years
Methane emissions 1,846.60 kt of CO2 equivalent
Nitrous oxide emissions 567.14 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Female Population 412,743
Male Population 395,982
Renewable energy consumption 11.97 % of total final energy consumption
Rural land area 209,904.00 km²
Rural population 590,192
Urban land area 165.73 km²
Urban population 218,534
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters 51.99 % of total population


Health

Birth rate 20.30 per 1,000 people
Death rate 9.99 per 1,000 people
Health expenditure per capita 378.06 current US$
Health expenditure 5.51 % of GDP
Incidence of HIV 0.62 per 1,000 uninfected population
Hospital beds 1.71 per 1,000 people
Life expectancy at birth 66 years
Suicide mortality rate 40.30 per 100,000 population


Other

Access to electricity 92.90 % of population
Individuals using the Internet 84.79 % of population
Net migration -3,900
Press freedom 2.94


Politics

Armed forces personnel 3,000
Democracy score 6.67
Democracy type Flawed democracy
Military expenditure 0.57 % of GDP
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 35.38 %


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Coordinates: [5°0′N, -59°0′S]
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Datasets

Source

SIPRI, World Bank

Updated: 8 days ago

License

CC BY 4.0

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