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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: 787,971
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; UNESCO UIS

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;

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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: $3.561 billion (2017 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP): $13,082 (2019 est.)
Currency Name: Guyanese Dollar
Currency Code: GYD
World Bank Classification: Upper Middle Income

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; International Labour Organization; OECD; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:
Stock & Securities Exchange: Guyana Stock Exchange ;

National Statistics Office:
Bureau of Statistics;

National Dataset(s):
Global Survey; Trading Economics;

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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: 83/180 (2020)
Ease of Doing Business: 134/190 (2019) Enabling Trade Index: N/A
Global Trade Alert Search ITC's Lega Carta
World Bank Logistics Performance Index

Country Ratings:
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UN LOCODES – Locations
All IATA Airports

Export Credit & Insurance Show

Export Credit Agency: Caribbean Export Development Agency ;

Investment & Export Promotion Show

Export Promotion Agency: Caribbean Export Development Agency ; Investment Agency: Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies ; Investment & Export Promotion Agency: Guyana Office for Investment ;



Regional Trade Agreements & Organisations:
Caribbean Community and Common Market; Free Trade Area of The Americas; Trade Facilitation Agreement; UNCTAD; WCO; WIPO; WTO;

Trade Reports:
International Trade Centre; Trade Facilitation Agreement; UNCTAD General; UNCTAD Maritime; WIPO; WTO;

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