Guyana

Location:     Guyana is a Republic on the northern coast of South America, bounded on the north by the Atlantic Ocean, on the east by Suriname, on the south by Brazil, and on the west by Brazil and  Venezuela.

Official Name:      Republic of Guyana
Capital:     Georgetown

Land area (km2):      214,969
Coastline (km):     459
Maritime Boundaries (Nau. miles):      12 Territorial Sea, 200 EEZ
Area of Continental Shelf (km2):      48,665
Adjacent Marine Areas:      Western Central Atlantic-Caribbean

Population Number (hab.):      825,000 (1994)
Capital (hab.):      234,000
Population Growth (%):      0.9 (1990-1995)
Density (hab./km2):      3.8 (1994)

Language:     English

Economy
Currency:     Guyana Dollar ($G)
Exchange Rate:      143,80 $G = 1 US $ (1995)
Gross National Product:      US$ 271 million (1993)
Per capita income (US $):      $G 2033 per annum (1996)
Fisheries:     An estimated total catch of 43,626 metric tones (1987), including fish, prawns and                        seabob
Maritime Transport & Harbors:      The principal ports are Georgetown and Amsterdam
Tourism:     The annual tourist receipts are US$ 30 million (1994).

Member of ONU, Commonwealth, CARICOM, OEA, IOCARIBE