Country
Guyana Greece
Leader
Population
739,903 10,772,967
Life Expectancy
67.680 years 80.180 years
Capital City
Georgetown Athens
Largest city
Georgetown (population: 235,017) Athens (population: 729,137)
Human Development Index
0.725 0.947 GDP per capita $8,000 US $25,100 US
Literacy Rate
98.8% 96%
Corruption Perception Index
2.6 4.7
Percentage of Women in Parliament
29% 14.7% Wealthiest Citizens NA Spiro Latsis & family ($3.8bn US) Unemployment Rate 11.000% 24.400%
Death Penalty
Legal Abolished
Political System
republic parliamentary republic
Independence date
26 May 1966 (from UK) 1829 (from the Ottoman Empire) Religions Hindu 28.4%, Pentecostal 16.9%, Roman Catholic 8.1%, Anglican 6.9%, Seventh Day Adventist 5%, Methodist 1.7%, Jehovah Witness 1.1%, other Christian 17.7%, Muslim 7.2%, other 4.3%, none 4.3% (2002 census) Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7% Languages English, Amerindian dialects, Creole, Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Urdu Greek 99% (official), other 1% (includes English and French) Exports sugar, gold, bauxite, alumina, rice, shrimp, molasses, rum, timber food and beverages, manufactured goods, petroleum products, chemicals, textiles External Debt $1,234,000,000 $ $583,300,000,000 US Exchange Rate Guyanese dollars (GYD) per US dollar - 203.86 (2008 est.), 201.89 (2007), 200.28 (2006), 200.79 (2005), 198.31 (2004) euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.6734 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004) Military Budget as percentage of GDP 1.900% 4.300% Beijing Olympics Medal Count 0 4 Location Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey Area 214,969 km sq 131,957 km sq Coastline 459 km 13,676 km Climate tropical; hot, humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; two rainy seasons (May to August, November to January) temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers
