PROFILE  (a)

Official Name      : Co-Operative Republic Of Guyana.
Location              : South America & Caribbean.
Neighbours          : Venezuela (West), Suriname (East), Brazil (South).
Area                    : 215, 000 km2  (83,0002 Miles) .
Nationality           : Guyanese.
Ethnic Make Up   :  East Indians, Africans, Amerindians, Chinese, North
                               Europeans & Portugese.
Major Religions    : Christianity, Hinduism, Islam.
Official Language  :  English.
Population Size     : 850, 000 (estimate)
Life Expectancy    : 64 years (at birth, 1995)
Capital                  : Georgetown
Towns                   : Anna Regina. Corriverton, Linden, News Amsterdam
                             & Rose Hall.
Head Of State       : President.
Currency               : Guyana Dollar.
Time Zone            : Eastern Standard Time +1, Greenwich Mean Time –4
Telephone Code    : 592