The 2004 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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СКАЧАТЬ 11,000 (2003 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - deaths:

       1,100 (2003 est.)

      Nationality:

       noun: Guyanese (singular and plural)

       adjective: Guyanese

      Ethnic groups:

       East Indian 50%, black 36%, Amerindian 7%, white, Chinese, and

       mixed 7%

      Religions:

       Christian 50%, Hindu 35%, Muslim 10%, other 5%

      Languages:

       English, Amerindian dialects, Creole, Hindi, Urdu

      Literacy:

       definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school

       total population: 98.8%

       male: 99.1%

       female: 98.5% (2003 est.)

      Government Guyana

      Country name:

       conventional long form: Co-operative Republic of Guyana

       conventional short form: Guyana

       former: British Guiana

      Government type:

       republic within the Commonwealth

      Capital:

       Georgetown

      Administrative divisions:

       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

      Independence:

       26 May 1966 (from UK)

      National holiday:

       Republic Day, 23 February (1970)

      Constitution:

       6 October 1980

      Legal system:

       based on English common law with certain admixtures of Roman-Dutch

       law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

      Suffrage:

       18 years of age; universal

      Executive branch:

       chief of state: President Bharrat JAGDEO (since 11 August 1999);

       note - assumed presidency after resignation of President Janet JAGAN

       head of government: Prime Minister Samuel HINDS (since NA December

       1997)

       cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president,

       responsible to the legislature

       elections: president elected by the majority party in the National

       Assembly following legislative elections, which must be held at

       least every five years; elections last held 19 March 2001 (next to

       be held by March 2006); prime minister appointed by the president

       election results: President Bharrat JAGDEO reelected; percent of

       legislative vote - NA

      Legislative branch:

       unicameral National Assembly (68 seats, 65 elected by popular vote,

       1 elected Speaker of the National Assembly, and 2 nonvoting members

       appointed by the president; members serve five-year terms)

       elections: last held 19 March 2001 (next to be held NA March 2006)

       election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -

       PPP/C 34, PNC 27, GAP and WPA 2, ROAR 1, TUF 1

      Judicial branch:

       Supreme Court of Judicature; Judicial Court of Appeal; High Court

      Political parties and leaders:

       Alliance for Guyana or AFG (includes Guyana Labor Party or GLP and

       Working People's Alliance or WPA) [Rupert ROOPNARAINE]; Guyana

       Action Party or GAP [Paul HARDY]; Guyana Labor Party or GLP [leader

       NA]; People's National Congress or PNC/R [Robert Herman Orlando

       CORBIN]; People's Progressive Party/Civic or PPP/C [Bharrat JAGDEO];

       Rise, Organize, and Rebuild or ROAR [Ravi DEV]; The United Force or

       TUF [Manzoor NADIR]; Working People's Alliance or WPA [Rupert

       ROOPNARAINE]

      Political pressure groups and leaders:

       Civil Liberties Action Committee or CLAC; Guyana Council of Indian

       Organizations or GCIO; Trades Union Congress or TUC

       note: the GCIO and the CLAC are small and active but not well

       organized

      International organization participation:

       ACP, C, Caricom, CDB, FAO, G-77, IADB, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICFTU,

       ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO

       (subscriber), ITU, LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OIC, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, RG,

       UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

      Diplomatic representation in the US:

       chief of mission: Ambassador Bayney KARRAN

       chancery: 2490 Tracy Place NW, Washington, DC 20008

       consulate(s) general: New York

       FAX: [1] (202) 232–1297

       telephone: [1] (202) 265–6900

      Diplomatic representation from the US:

       chief of mission: Ambassador Roland BULLEN

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