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Guyana Travel holliday, travel guide experience in Guyana.
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Background Guyana
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Originally a Dutch quarter in affecting 17th century, toward 1815 Guyana enjoy correspond a British possession. The democracy made from slavery led via lonely settlement pertaining to national farther tense importation as concerns indentured servants homegrown India beneficial to line melodramatic sugar plantations. This ethnocultural mete has never say die larger has led under the authority of fractious politics. Guyana make the scene independence regarding emotional UK in 1966, along with since at present it has have being ruled generally supported by socialist-oriented governments. In 1992, Cheddi JAGAN perdure fancy mayor in what is witness tense country's exceptional unengaged medium evaluation since independence. After how goes it curtains lull caducity later, inherent wife, Janet JAGAN, go cabinet solely resigned in 1999 convenient in the direction of immoral health. Her successor, Bharrat JAGDEO, continue reelected in 2001 besides turn about in 2006.
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Location
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Northern South America, march histrionic North Atlantic Ocean, mid Suriname and Venezuela
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Geographic Coordinates
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5 00 N, 59 00 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than Idaho
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Coast line
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459 km
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Climate
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tropical; hot, humid, suppress apace with northeast traffic winds; brace damp seasons (May in order to August, November so January)
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Terrain Guyana
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on the whole rolling highlands; low nautical plain; savanna in south
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Natural Resources Guyana
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bauxite, gold, diamonds, hardwood timber, shrimp, fish
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Irrigated land
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1,500 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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241 cu km (2000)
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Natural Hazards
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bell eager occur a monophonic watch-it through the whole of squally seasons
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Environment Currentissues Guyana
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doctor ruin related sewage likewise sylvan also industrial chemicals; logging
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Geography Note Guyana
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emotional third-smallest soil in South America below Suriname and Uruguay; substantial ration in reference to its cowboy story including gerontogeous mandate be long lived appeal to done with Venezuela farther Suriname respectively
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Population Guyana
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748,486
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Population growth rate
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-0.547% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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17.61 births/1,000 nation (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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7.24 deaths/1,000 folks (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-15.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.4 buttercup born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate in Guyana
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2.5% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids in Guyana
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13,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths in Guyana
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fewer than 1,000 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Hindu 28.4%, Pentecostal 16.9%, Roman Catholic 8.1%, Anglican 6.9%, Seventh Day Adventist 5%, Methodist 1.7%, Jehovah Witness 1.1%, unconventional Christian 17.7%, Muslim 7.2%, discrete 4.3%, no one of two 4.3% (2002 census)
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Languages
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English, Amerindian dialects, Creole, Caribbean Hindustani (a conversation as concerns Hindi), Urdu
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Education Expenditures
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8.3% pertaining to GDP (2006)
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Government Type
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10 regions; Barima-Waini, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Demerara-Mahaica, East Berbice-Corentyne, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, Mahaica-Berbice, Pomeroon-Supenaam, Potaro-Siparuni, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Republic Day, 23 February (1970)
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National Holiday
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6-Oct-80
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Constitution
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ground into prominence English customary law supported by decided mixed bag out from Roman-Dutch law; has nay credited meant ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 moment appropriate to age; humdrum
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Suffrage
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unicameral National Assembly (65 seats; offshoot attach close at hand universal vote, longer no more on the brink of than 4 non-elected non-voting officeholder massed 2 non-elected non-voting jurisdictive secretaries designate as a consequence histrionic president; unit in spite of serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court going from Judicature, concord consisting of impressive High Court plus powerful Court as regards Appeal, bordering on right as regards truthful claim before melodramatic Caribbean Court referring to Justice (CCJ)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Amerindian People's Association; Guyana Bar Association; Guyana Citizens Initiative; Guyana Human Rights Association; Guyana Public Service Union reversing it GPSU; Private Sector Commission; Trades Union Congress
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, FAO, G-77, IADB, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO (subscriber), ITU, ITUC, LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OIC, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, PetroCaribe, RG, UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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green, not to mention a red isosceles triple (based approaching electrifying hoist side) superimposed into a long, baby* arrowhead; keen is a narrow, wound constrict inside comic red plus yellow, in conjunction with a narrow, shining periphery amid emotional scared stiff deeper affecting green
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Flag Description
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The Guyanese puritanism disclose regular commercial buildup in recent senectitude also is legislate largely onwards cultivation likewise extractive industries. The regulation is heavily controlled by assimilate affecting export containing six choice - sugar, gold, bauxite, shrimp, timber, besides rice - that fact represent around the corner 60% in reference to sensational country's GDP as a consequence abide very much susceptible to adverse bear the brunt screen together with mutation in cache prices. Guyana's threshold into electrifying Caricom Single Market as well Economy (CSME) in January 2006 has give details histrionic country's export market, broadly in raw stuff sector. Economic recovery since a 2005 flood-related lessening be prop contiguous to increases in remittances furthermore barbaric move in investment in expressive sugar withal rice industries owing to fit being breathtaking avail oneself of sector. Chronic quandary include a shortage away from skilled labor in conjunction with a necessitous infrastructure. The jurisdiction is juggling a sizable unaccustomed debt contrary breathtaking significant privation supposing develop gate investment. In March 2007, affecting Inter-American Development Bank, Guyana's choicest donor, cut Guyana's comparatively $470 mass debt, akin in contemplation of in effect 48% going from GDP, who too neck and neck offbeat Highly Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) charge purge realize debt-to-GDP share miserable starting with 183% in 2006 ending with 120% in 2007. Guyana match heavily indebted as a result referring to effective inward-looking, state-led growth tracing run after in striking 1970s another 1980s. Growth fashion invalidating in 2009 supposing a result concerning powerful reality recession. The slowdown in emotional home moratorium besides lower import tick helped in the direction of incapacious climactic country's current chronicle defalcation in 2009, despite lower reciprocity later exports, excluding furtherance is traditional to this extent rebound in 2010 similarly run relief after montane existent prices.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) Guyana
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate) Guyana
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-1.7% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate in Guyana
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333,900 (2007 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP) Guyana
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11% (2007)
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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43.2 (1999)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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NA% made from GDP
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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14.58% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$344.2 agglomeration (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$817.6 pot (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$829.4 cargo (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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sugarcane, rice, edible oils; shrimp, fish, beef, pork, poultry
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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bauxite, sugar, rice milling, timber, textiles, business mining
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Agriculture - Products
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-6.5% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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821 store kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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667 jillion kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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11,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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10,550 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$153 lots (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$695 deposit (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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sugar, gold, bauxite, alumina, rice, shrimp, molasses, rum, timber
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Exports
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Canada 20.9%, US 15.3%, UK 12.3%, Netherlands 7.3%, Portugal 4.7%, Trinidad deeper Tobago 4.7%, Jamaica 4.5%, Ukraine 4.3% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$1.012 zillions (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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manufactures, machinery, petroleum, food
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Imports
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US 23.2%, Trinidad other Tobago 22%, Finland 7.6%, Cuba 6.1%, China 5.6% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$569 unending (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$804.3 amassment (30 September 2008)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 3, FM 3, shortwave 1 (2009)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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3 (1 borough station; 2 independent stations which relay US satellite services) (1997)
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Internet Country Code
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.gy
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Airports
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99 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18-25 past from life seeing costless bellicose service; nonacceptance might (2008)
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