Guyana

Capital City:

Georgetown

Languages:

English

Category: Social
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
Net enrollment ratio in primary education												MDG Database
Seats held by women in national parliament, percentage	18.5	18.5	20	20	20	30.8	30.8	29	29	30	30	UN Stats (MDGs indicators)
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)												World Bank

Category: Land
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	Source
Agricultural land (1000 Ha)	1,708	1,708	1,708	1,708	1,708	1,678	1,675	1,675	1,675	FAO
Forest area (sq km)	151,035	151,035	151,035	151,035	151,035	151,035	151,035	151,035		World Bank
Forest area (% of land area)	76.73	76.73	76.73	76.73	76.73	76.73	76.73	76.73		World Bank

Category: Tourism
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
International tourism receipts (% of total exports)	80	65	53	28	29	37	40					Development Data Group, The World Bank. 2008. 2008 World Development Indicators Online. Washington, DC: The World Bank. Available at: http://go.worldbank.org/U0FSM7AQ40.

Category: Demographics
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	Source
Country population	756,259	757,175	758,834	760,850	762,654	763,834	764,273	764,100	763,437	762,498	World Bank
Population annual growth	0.0136187	0.121049	0.218864	0.265318	0.236823	0.154603	0.0574567	0.0226385	0.0868064	0.123072	World Bank
Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births)	120					190			270		World Bank

Category: Indices
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
HDI - Human Development Index	0.552					0.585	0.582	0.593	0.599	0.605	0.611	UNDP International Human Development Indicators - Calculated based on data from UNDESA (2009d), Barro and Lee (2010), UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2010b), World Bank (2010b) and IMF(2010a).

Category: Economy
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	Source
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)	1,980	2,050	2,120	2,150	2,110	2,420	2,400	2,830	3,050	World Bank
ODA received as % of GNI	17.54	17.6	10.77	13.9	21.48	20.11	19.79	12.26	14.48	UN Stats (MDGs indicators)
Workers remittances (current US$)	27,000,000	22,000,000	51,000,000	99,000,000	153,000,000	201,300,000	218,080,000	278,496,000	278,496,000	UN Data

Category: Energy
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
Electric power consumption (kWh)												World Bank
Combustible renewables and waste (metric tons of oil equivalent)												World Bank
Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total)												World Bank

Category: Climate Change and Sea-level Rise
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
Carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), thousand metric tons of CO2 (CDIAC)	1,580	1,518	1,547	1,500	1,445	1,492	1,507	1,507				MDG Database (CDIAC Data)

Category: Freshwater
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
Improved water source (% of population with access)	89		83		83	92			94			World Bank

Category: Biodiversity
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
Proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected	4.92	4.92	4.92	4.92	4.93	4.94	4.94	4.94	4.94	4.94		UN Stats (MDGs indicators)

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Country Strategies:

Title	Programme Name	Programme Description	Year
PRSP - Guyana	The Guyana Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper	Strategy Description	2002
UNFCCC Nat Comm - Guyana	Initial national communication in response to its commitments to the UNFCCC	Strategy Description	2002
NBSAP - Guyana	Fourth National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity	Strategy Description	2010
NSDS - Guyana		Strategy Description National Information / National Reports

ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR CARICOM 32ND SUMMIT

Submitted by: Beth | Date: 29 Jun 2011 | Source:

http://caricom.org/jsp/...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) - The upcoming 32nd regular meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community which opens in St Kitts and Nevis this Friday will focus on health, as the Community marks ten years of solid achievements in that sector, since the 2001 Nassau Declaration - the Health of the Region is the Wealth of the Region. Acting CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite told journalists at a media conference...

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Muddy Road Molds Debate on the Future of Guyana

Submitted by: Beth | Date: 28 Jun 2011 | Source:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/...

FIFTY EIGHT, Guyana — A battered, decades-old Bedford truck that would not look out of place in a “Mad Max” movie pulled off the road. Gold miners crawled out of its mud-splattered cab, sauntered into Peter Rajmenjan’s diner and asked if he had any bush hog for sale. “The only wild meat I have left today is deer,” replied Mr. Rajmenjan, 55, whose establishment lies at the 58-mile marker on the main road cutting through the Guyanese jungle. Over plates of...

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News Other News Minister Ramsaran emphasises Guyana’s development at Regions Five, Six Independence flag raising Minister Ramsaran emphasises Guyana’s development at Regions Five, Six Independence flag raising

Submitted by: Da | Date: 20 Jun 2011 | Source:

http://www.guyanachronicle....

While the 45th Independence anniversary celebrations were being staged at the National Park in Georgetown, Government Ministers were witnessing similar events in the various administrative regions. Minister in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Bheri Ramsarran was in Regions Five and Six, celebrating with residents. [An ethnic mix of drummers perform. ] An ethnic mix of drummers perform. Dr. Ramsaran noted this year’s independence celebrations are much more symbolic, since 2011 has been...

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