Guyana

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Guyana
By Sheldon Careen November 26th 2002
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Location

• Between Suriname Venezuela. Northern South
  America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean.

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The size of Guyana
land
196,850 sq km
water
18,120 sq km
total size
214,970 sq km
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Geography
Climate

• Tropical hot, humid, moderated by northeast
  trade winds two rainy seasons (May to
  mid-August, mid-November to mid-January.)

Natural resources

• Bauxite, gold, diamonds, hardwood timber,
  shrimp, fish.

Natural hazards

• Flash floods are a constant threat during rainy
  seasons.

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Facts on Guyana
coastline
459 km
map references
South America
Land boundaries
Total 2,462 km
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Land use

• Arable land 2

• Permanent crops 0

• Permanent pastures 6

• Forests and woodland 84

• Other 8

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People
Population
697,181
Age structure

• 0-14 years 28.19 (male 100,194 female 96,309

• 15-64 years 66.89 (male 234,976 female
  231,360)

• 65 years and over 4.92 (male 15,324 female
  19,018

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Ethnic groups

• East Indian 49, black 32, mixed 12, Amerindian
  6, white and Chinese 1 .

Religions

• Christian 50, Hindu 33, Muslim 9, other 8.

Languages

• English, Amerindian dialects, Creole, Hindi,
  Urdu.

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Government!!
Government type

• Republic within the Commonwealth.

Capital

• Georgetown

Head of government

• Prime Minister Samuel HINDS (since NA December
  1997)

• Green, with a red isosceles triangle (based on
  the hoist side) superimposed on a long, yellow
  arrowhead there is a narrow, black border
  between the red and yellow, and a narrow, white
  border between the yellow and the green. Here is
  a picture of a flag on next slide.

flag description
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Communications
70,000
Telephones In use
420,000
Radios
Televisions
46,000
Internet users
3,000
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Transportation
Total 7,970 km
Highways
Paved 590 km
Unpaved 7,380 km
Ports and harbors
Bartica, Georgetown, Linden, New Amsterdam,
Parika.
Airports
51
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Animals In Guyana
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Sources

• http//www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/sameri
  ca/gycia.htm

• http//images.google.ca/images?qanimalsofguyana
  ieISO-8859-1hlen

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The End
Hope You Enjoyed The Show
Sheldon Careen