Guyana

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Guyana is a sovereign state in South America, Americas. It covers 214,969 km² and has a population of approximately 772,975. Its official language is English and its currency is the Guyanese dollar ($).

Quick facts

Capital: Georgetown
Population: 772,975
Area: 214,969 km²
Currency: Guyanese dollar ($)
Languages: English
Calling code: +592
TLD: .gy
Driving side: Left
Landlocked: No
Continents: South America
Timezone: UTC-04:00
Native name: Guyana

Bordering countries

Appears in 35 rankings

Agriculture

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by Forest area (% of land area)	#6	87.09
Countries by Average precipitation in depth (mm per year)	#16	2,387years
Countries by Cereal yield (kg per hectare)	#28	6028.1
Countries by Forest area (sq. km)	#35	183877.26km²
Countries by Food production index (2014-2016 = 100)	#77	111.69
Countries by Crop production index (2014-2016 = 100)	#101	105.61
Countries by Cereal production (metric tons)	#107	999,000
Countries by Arable land (hectares)	#150	97,000
Countries by Arable land (% of land area)	#196	0.46
Countries by Agricultural land (% of land area)	#199	3.41

Development

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service)	#38	58.44
Countries by Present value of external debt (% of GNI)	#90	10.99
Countries by External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)	#91	3681569057.1
Countries by Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$)	#92	340812110.7
Countries by IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$)	#98	185,972,000
Countries by External debt stocks (% of GNI)	#103	22.64
Countries by Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)	#113	0.71

Economy

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by GDP growth rate	#2	0.10
Countries by unemployment rate	#14	13.60
Countries by GDP per capita	#41	31377.59
Countries by cost of living index	#47	39
Countries by GDP (PPP)	#102	75.24
Countries by GDP (Nominal)	#122	25.06in billions

Business

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by SPI Pillar 2: Data Services	#108	66.83
Countries by SPI Pillar 3: Data Products	#143	64.75
Countries by SPI Pillar 1: Data Use	#147	60
Countries by SPI Overall Score	#151	54.06
Countries by SPI Pillar 5: Data Infrastructure	#151	45
Countries by SPI Pillar 4: Data Sources	#162	33.71

Geography

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by land area	#82	214,969km²
Countries by Coastline Length	#106	459kilometers

Population & Health

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by population growth rate	#142	0.01
Countries by median age	#160	25.61
Countries by population	#162	0.84
Countries by population density	#228	4.17

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