Country
Guyana Paraguay
Leader
Population
741,908 6,541,591
Life Expectancy
67.390 years 76.400 years
Capital City
Georgetown Asuncion
Largest city
Georgetown (population: 235,017) Asuncion (population: 1,482,200)
Human Development Index
0.725 0.752 GDP per capita $7,600 US $5,500 US
Literacy Rate
98.8% 94%
Corruption Perception Index
2.6 2.4
Percentage of Women in Parliament
29% 13.6% Wealthiest Citizens Unemployment Rate 11.000% 6.600%
Death Penalty
Legal Abolished
Political System
republic constitutional republic
Independence date
26 May 1966 (from UK) 14 May 1811 (from Spain) 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) Roman Catholic 89.6%, Protestant 6.2%, other Christian 1.1%, other or unspecified 1.9%, none 1.1% (2002 census) Languages English, Amerindian dialects, Creole, Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Urdu Spanish (official), Guarani (official) Exports sugar, gold, bauxite, alumina, rice, shrimp, molasses, rum, timber soybeans, feed, cotton, meat, edible oils, electricity, wood, leather External Debt $1,234,000,000 $ $5,330,000,000 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) guarani (PYG) per US dollar - 4,337.7 (2008 est.), 5,031 (2007), 5,672.8 (2006), 6,178 (2005), 5,974.6 (2004) Military Budget as percentage of GDP 1.800% 1.000% Beijing Olympics Medal Count Location Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela Central South America, northeast of Argentina Area 214,969 km sq 406,752 km sq Coastline 459 km 0 km Climate tropical; hot, humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; two rainy seasons (May to August, November to January) subtropical to temperate; substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming semiarid in the far west
