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Guyana Thematic Maps

Country (long form)	Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Capital	Georgetown
Total Area	83,000.38 sq mi 214,970.00 sq km (slightly smaller than Idaho)
Population	697,181 (July 2001 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
Estimated Population in 2050	786,846
Languages	English, Amerindian dialects, Creole, Hindi, Urdu
Literacy	98.1% total, 98.6% male, 97.5% female (1995 est.)
Religions	Christian 50%, Hindu 33%, Muslim 9%, other 8%
Life Expectancy	60.52 male, 66.24 female (2001 est.)
Government Type	republic within the Commonwealth
Currency	1 Guyanese dollar (G$) = 100 cents
GDP (per capita)	$4,800 (2000 est.)
Industry	bauxite, sugar, rice milling, timber, fishing (shrimp), textiles, gold mining
Agriculture	sugar, rice, wheat, vegetable oils; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; forest and fishery potential not exploited
Arable Land	2%
Natural Resources	bauxite, gold, diamonds, hardwood timber, shrimp, fish