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    Introduction


    Originally a Dutch colony in the 17th century, by 1815 Guyana had become a British possession. The abolition of slavery led to black settlement of urban areas and the importation of indentured servants from India to work the sugar plantations. This ethnocultural divide has persisted and has led to turbulent politics. Guyana achieved independence from the UK in 1966, but until the early 1990s it was ruled mostly by socialist-oriented governments. In 1992, Cheddi JAGAN was elected president, in what is considered the country's first free and fair election since independence. Upon his death five years later, he was succeeded by his wife Janet, who resigned in 1999 due to poor health. Her successor, Bharrat JAGDEO, was reelected in 2001.


    Location


    Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela


    Geographic coordinates


    5 00 N, 59 00 W


    Area


    total: 214,970 sq km water: 18,120 sq km land: 196,850 sq km


    Area - comparative


    slightly smaller than Idaho


    Land boundaries


    total: 2,462 km border countries: Brazil 1,119 km, Suriname 600 km, Venezuela 743 km


    Coastline


    459 km


    Maritime claims


    territorial sea: 12 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM continental shelf: 200 NM or to the outer edge of the continental margin


    Climate


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


    Terrain


    mostly rolling highlands; low coastal plain; savanna in south


    Elevation extremes


    lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Roraima 2,835 m


    Natural resources


    bauxite, gold, diamonds, hardwood timber, shrimp, fish


    Land use


    arable land: 2.44% permanent crops: 0.08% other: 97.48% (1998 est.)


    Irrigated land


    1,500 sq km (1998 est.)


    Natural hazards


    flash floods are a constant threat during rainy seasons


    Environment - current issues


    water pollution from sewage and agricultural and industrial chemicals; deforestation


    Environment - international agreements


    party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94 signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements


    Geography - note


    the third-smallest country in South America after Suriname and Uruguay; substantial portions of its western and eastern territories are claimed by Venezuela and Suriname respectively


    Population


    705,803 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 (July 2004 est.)


    Capital


    Georgetown


    Phone Code


    +592


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