Oficina Regional para América Latina y el Caribe

UN - HABITAT
United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean - ROLAC

Guyana

Capital : Georgetown
Major Language(s) : English, Hindi, Urdu
Largest City : Georgetown
Date of UN Membership : 20 Sep. 1966
Largest City Population (in thousands, 1995) : 254
Currency : dollar
GDP (million US$, 1997) : 743
Area (km
2) : 214969
Total Population (in thousands, 1999) : 855
Population Density (per square km., 1997) : 4
GDP Per Capita (US$, 1997) : 881

Urban Population (%, 1990-99)
: 35
Rate of Urban Growth Population (% per annum, 1990-99)
: 2,3
Source: 2002, United Nations Publications.

 

UN - Habitat
Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean - ROLAC

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