Guyana
(Barbados, Brazil, Suriname, Trinidad And Tobago, Venezuela)
| Guyana | ||
|---|---|---|
| Misc |  | |
| Country Code | GY | |
| Geography | | |
| Area (sq km) | 214,969 | |
| Coastline (km) | 459 | |
| Highest Point (m) | 2,775 (Laberintos del Norte on Mount Roraima) | |
| Average Elevation (m) | 207 | |
| People | | |
| Population | 740,685 | |
| Median Age | 26.70 | |
| Growth Rate | 0.48 % | |
| Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people) | 15.40 | |
| Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people) | 7.40 | |
| Urban Population | 26.60 % | |
| Health | | |
| Mothers age at first birth | 20.80 | |
| Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births) | 229.00 | |
| Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births) | 29.50 | |
| Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP) | 5.20 % | |
| Physicians (per 1,000 people) | 0.80 | |
| Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) | 1.60 | |
| Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30) | 20.20 % | |
| Education | | |
| Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP) | 6.30 % | |
| School life (years) | 11 | |
| Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed) | 21.60 % | |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $) | 6.301 billion | |
| Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP) | 2.10 % | |
| GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $) | 8,100 | |
| Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP) | 10.50 % | |
See Also
- South America
- South America is the fourth largest continent, the southern of the two Americas continents of the Western Hemisphere.