Guyana

Official Name:	The Cooperative Republic of Guyana
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Parliamentary Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Cooperative Republic of Guyana
ISO Country Codes:	GY : GUY
Internet Domain:	.gy
Government Web Site:	https://www.minfor.gov.gy/

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Capital:	Georgetown	Main Airports:	Cheddi Jagan International Airport
Language(s):	English	Population:	789,683
Currency:	Guyanese Dollar	ISO Currency Code:	GYD
Telephone Dial In:	+592	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; Alliance of Small Island States; Association of Caribbean States; Commonwealth of Nations; Community of Democracies; Inter Parliamentary Union; Organisation of Islamic Cooperation; Organization of American States; Sistema Economico Latinoamericano; UN; UNESCO; Union of South American Nations;

Travel Guides:

Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

News Agency

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iNewsGuyana;

News Room Guyana;

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National Communications Network (NCN);

Guyana

Government Website:	https://www.minfor.gov.gy/
Central Bank:	Bank of Guyana
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	207 Guyanese dollars (GYD) per US dollar (2017 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	11.1% (2013)
Population below poverty line:	35% (2006 est.)
Inflation Rate:	2% (2017 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	10.50% (2019 - World Bank)
GDP:	$17.64 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$21,900 (2021 est.)
Currency Name:	Guyanese Dollar
Currency Code:	GYD
World Bank Classification:	Upper-Middle-Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	20.6%	sugarcane, rice, edible oils; beef, pork, poultry; shrimp, fish
Industry:	33.1%	bauxite, sugar, rice milling, timber, textiles, gold mining
Services:	46.3%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

Caribbean Community and Common Market; Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Latin America the Caribbean UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee; Countryeconomy; FAO; IMF; Inter American Development Bank; OECD; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Guyana Stock Exchange ;

National Statistics Office:

Bureau of Statistics;

National Dataset(s):

Trading Economics;

Guyana

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

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Business Language(s):	English
Customs & Excise:	Guyana Revenue Authority
Development Bank(s):	Caribbean Development Bank; Inter-American Development Bank; Islamic Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau:	Guyana National Bureau of Standards

Competitive Ind’l Performance: N/A	Corruption Perceptions Index: 85/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: N/A
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