Guyana

Broadcast media

government-dominated broadcast media; the National Communications Network (NCN) TV is state-owned; a few private TV stations relay satellite services; the state owns and operates 2 radio stations broadcasting on multiple frequencies capable of reaching the entire country; government limits on licensing of new private radio stations continue to constrain competition in broadcast media (2007)

Internet country code

.gy

Internet hosts

24,936 (2012) country comparison to the world: 112

Internet users

189,600 (2009) country comparison to the world: 142

Telephone system

general assessment: fair system for long-distance service; microwave radio relay network for trunk lines; many areas still lack fixed-line telephone services domestic: fixed-line teledensity is about 20 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity about 70 per 100 persons in 2011 international: country code - 592; tropospheric scatter to Trinidad; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2011)

Telephones - main lines in use

154,200 (2012) country comparison to the world: 136

Telephones - mobile cellular

547,000 (2012) country comparison to the world: 167

Agriculture - products

sugarcane, rice, edible oils; beef, pork, poultry; shrimp, fish

Budget

revenues: $756.7 million expenditures: $948.5 million (2013 est.)

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)

-6.4% of GDP (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 183

Central bank discount rate

5.5% (31 December 2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 87 4.25% (31 December 2010 est.)

Commercial bank prime lending rate

13.8% (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 51 13.86% (31 December 2012 est.)

Current account balance

-$510.7 million (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 102 -$394.8 million (2012 est.)

Debt - external

$1.846 billion (31 December 2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 144 $1.846 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

Distribution of family income - Gini index

44.6 (2007) country comparison to the world: 44 43.2 (1999)

Economy - overview

The Guyanese economy exhibited moderate economic growth in recent years and is based largely on agriculture and extractive industries. The economy is heavily dependent upon the export of six commodities - sugar, gold, bauxite, shrimp, timber, and rice - which represent nearly 60% of the country's GDP and are highly susceptible to adverse weather conditions and fluctuations in commodity prices. Guyana's entrance into the Caricom Single Market and Economy (CSME) in January 2006 has broadened the country's export market, primarily in the raw materials sector. Guyana has experienced positive growth almost every year over the past decade. Inflation has been kept under control. Recent years have seen the government's stock of debt reduced significantly - with external debt now less than half of what it was in the early 1990s. Chronic problems include a shortage of skilled labor and a deficient infrastructure. Despite recent improvements, the government is still juggling a sizable external debt against the urgent need for expanded public investment. In March 2007, the Inter-American Development Bank, Guyana's principal donor, canceled Guyana's nearly $470 million debt, equivalent to 21% of GDP, which along with other Highly Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) debt forgiveness brought the debt-to-GDP ratio down from 183% in 2006 to 60% in 2013. Guyana had become heavily indebted as a result of the inward-looking, state-led development model pursued in the 1970s and 1980s. Much of Guyana's growth in recent years has come from a surge in gold production in response to global prices, although downward trends in gold prices may threaten future growth. In 2013, production of sugar dropped to a 23-year low.

Exchange rates

Guyanese dollars (GYD) per US dollar - 205.9 (2013 est.) 204.36 (2012 est.) 203.64 (2010 est.) 203.95 (2009) 203.86 (2008)

Exports

$1.337 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 151 $1.396 billion (2012 est.)

Exports - commodities

sugar, gold, bauxite, alumina, rice, shrimp, molasses, rum, timber

Exports - partners

US 30.8%, Canada 28.9%, UK 6.2% (2012)

Fiscal year

calendar year

GDP (official exchange rate)

$3.02 billion (2013 est.)

GDP (purchasing power parity)

$6.593 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 163 $6.26 billion (2012 est.) $5.972 billion (2011 est.) note: data are in 2013 US dollars

GDP - composition, by end use

household consumption: 85.6% government consumption: 16.3% investment in fixed capital: 22.5% investment in inventories: -13.5% exports of goods and services: 59.9% imports of goods and services: -70.8% (2013 est.)

GDP - composition, by sector of origin

agriculture: 20.7% industry: 38.5% services: 40.8% (2013 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP)

$8,500 (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 129 $8,100 (2012 est.) $7,700 (2011 est.) note: data are in 2013 US dollars

GDP - real growth rate

5.3% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 50 4.8% (2012 est.) 5.4% (2011 est.)

Gross national saving

6.2% of GDP (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 145 8.3% of GDP (2012 est.) 9.4% of GDP (2011 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share

lowest 10%: 1.3% highest 10%: 33.8% (1999)

Imports

$2.039 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 164 $1.978 billion (2012 est.)

Imports - commodities

manufactures, machinery, petroleum, food

Imports - partners

US 22.2%, Trinidad and Tobago 21.9%, China 12.3%, Cuba 6.1%, Suriname 4% (2012)

Industrial production growth rate

13.5% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 5

Industries

bauxite, sugar, rice milling, timber, textiles, gold mining

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

3.9% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 131 2.4% (2012 est.)

Labor force

313,100 (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 164

Labor force - by occupation

agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%

Market value of publicly traded shares

$610.9 million (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 102 $440.4 million (31 December 2011) $NA (31 December 2010 est.)

Population below poverty line

35% (2006)

Public debt

59.9% of GDP (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 49 59.5% of GDP (2012 est.)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold

$854.7 million (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 139 $864 million (31 December 2012 est.)

Stock of broad money

$1.617 billion (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 158 $1.49 billion (31 December 2012 est.)

Stock of domestic credit

$1.352 billion (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 146 $1.223 billion (31 December 2012 est.)

Stock of narrow money

$601.8 million (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 155 $550.4 million (31 December 2012 est.)

Taxes and other revenues

25.1% of GDP (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 126

Unemployment rate

11% (2007) country comparison to the world: 117

Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy

1.673 million Mt (2011 est.)

Crude oil - exports

0 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 123

Crude oil - imports

0 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 197

Crude oil - production

0 bbl/day (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 178

Crude oil - proved reserves

0 bbl (1 January 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 141

Electricity - consumption

512 million kWh (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 170

Electricity - exports

0 kWh (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 146

Electricity - from fossil fuels

96% of total installed capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 67

Electricity - from hydroelectric plants

0.3% of total installed capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 146

Electricity - from nuclear fuels

0% of total installed capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 102

Electricity - from other renewable sources

3.7% of total installed capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 54

Electricity - imports

0 kWh (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 154

Electricity - installed generating capacity

362,500 kW (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 148

Electricity - production

700 million kWh (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 155

Natural gas - consumption

0 cu m (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 155

Natural gas - exports

0 cu m (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 114

Natural gas - imports

0 cu m (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 203

Natural gas - production

0 cu m (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 141

Natural gas - proved reserves

0 cu m (1 January 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 147

Refined petroleum products - consumption

10,910 bbl/day (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 151

Refined petroleum products - exports

0 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 184

Refined petroleum products - imports

10,780 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 129

Refined petroleum products - production

0 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 153

Area

total: 214,969 sq km country comparison to the world: 85 land: 196,849 sq km water: 18,120 sq km

Area - comparative

slightly smaller than Idaho

Climate

tropical; hot, humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; two rainy seasons (May to August, November to January)

Coastline

459 km

Elevation extremes

lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Roraima 2,835 m

Environment - current issues

water pollution from sewage and agricultural and industrial chemicals; deforestation

Environment - international agreements

party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94 signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)

total: 1.64 cu km/yr (4%/1%/94%) per capita: 2,222 cu m/yr (2010)

Geographic coordinates

5 00 N, 59 00 W

Geography - note

the third-smallest country in South America after Suriname and Uruguay; substantial portions of its western and eastern territories are claimed by Venezuela and Suriname respectively

Irrigated land

1,501 sq km (2003)

Land boundaries

total: 2,933 km border countries: Brazil 1,308 km, Suriname 836 km, Venezuela 789 km

Land use

arable land: 1.95% permanent crops: 0.13% other: 97.92% (2011)

Location

Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela

Map references

South America

Maritime claims

territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the outer edge of the continental margin

Natural hazards

flash flood threat during rainy seasons

Natural resources

bauxite, gold, diamonds, hardwood timber, shrimp, fish

Terrain

mostly rolling highlands; low coastal plain; savanna in south

Total renewable water resources

241 cu km (2011)

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

Capital

name: Georgetown geographic coordinates: 6 48 N, 58 09 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

Constitution

several previous; latest promulgated 6 October 1980; amended many times, last in 2007 (2013)

Country name

conventional long form: Cooperative Republic of Guyana conventional short form: Guyana former: British Guiana

Diplomatic representation from the US

chief of mission: Ambassador D. Brent HARDT (since 19 August 2011) embassy: US Embassy, 100 Young and Duke Streets, Kingston, Georgetown mailing address: P. O. Box 10507, Georgetown; US Embassy, 3170 Georgetown Place, Washington DC 20521-3170 telephone: [592] 225-4900 through 4909 FAX: [592] 225-8497

Diplomatic representation in the US

chief of mission: Ambassador Bayney KARRAN (since 4 December 2003) chancery: 2490 Tracy Place NW, Washington, DC 20008 telephone: [1] (202) 265-6900 FAX: [1] (202) 232-1297 consulate(s) general: New York

Executive branch

chief of state: President Donald RAMOTAR (since 03 December 2011) head of government: Prime Minister Samuel HINDS (since October 1992, except for a period as chief of state after the death of President Cheddi JAGAN on 6 March 1997) cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president, responsible to the legislature (For more information visit theWorld Leaders website) elections: president elected by popular vote as leader of a party list in parliamentary election, which must be held at least every five years (no term limits); elections last held on 28 November 2011 (next to be held by December 2016); prime minister appointed by the president election results: Donald RAMOTAR elected president; percent of vote 48.6%

Flag description

green, with a red isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) superimposed on a long, yellow arrowhead; there is a narrow, black border between the red and yellow, and a narrow, white border between the yellow and the green; green represents forest and foliage; yellow stands for mineral resources and a bright future; white symbolizes Guyana's rivers; red signifies zeal and the sacrifice of the people; black indicates perseverance

Government type

republic

Independence

26 May 1966 (from the UK)

International law organization participation

has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

International organization participation

ACP, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CD, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (correspondent), ITU, LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OIC, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, Petrocaribe, UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Judicial branch

highest court(s): Supreme Court of Judicature (consists of the Court of Appeal with a chief justice and 3 justices, and the High Court with a chief justice and 10 justices organized into 3- or 5-judge panels) note - in 2009, Guyana ceased final appeals in civil and criminal cases to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London), replacing it with the Caribbean Court of Justice, the judicial organ of the Caribbean Community judge selection and term of office: Court of Appeal and High Court chief justices appointed by the president; other judges of both courts appointed by the Judicial Service Commission, a body appointed by the president; judges appointed for life with retirement at age 65 subordinate courts: Land Court; magistrates' courts

Legal system

common law system, based on the English model, with some Roman-Dutch civil law influence

Legislative branch

unicameral National Assembly (65 seats; members elected by popular vote, also not more than 4 non-elected non-voting ministers and 2 non-elected non-voting parliamentary secretaries appointed by the president; members to serve five-year terms) elections: last held on 28 November 2011 (next to be held by November 2016) election results: percent of vote by party - PPP/C 48.6%, APNU 40%, AFC 10.3%, other 1.1%; seats by party - PPP/C 32, APNU 26, AFC 7

National anthem

name: "Dear Land of Guyana, of Rivers and Plains"

National holiday

Republic Day, 23 February (1970)

National symbol(s)

Canje pheasant (hoatzin); jaguar

Political parties and leaders

Alliance for Change or AFC [Khemraj RAMJATTAN] Justice for All Party [C.N. SHARMA] A Partnership for National Unity or APNU [David GRANGER] People's Progressive Party/Civic or PPP/C [Donald RAMOTAR] Rise, Organize, and Rebuild or ROAR [Ravi DEV] The United Force or TUF [Manzoor NADIR] The Unity Party [Joey JAGAN] Vision Guyana [Peter RAMSAROOP]

Political pressure groups and leaders

Amerindian People's Association Guyana Bar Association Guyana Citizens Initiative Guyana Human Rights Association Guyana Public Service Union or GPSU Private Sector Commission Trades Union Congress

Suffrage

18 years of age; universal

Background

Originally a Dutch colony in the 17th century, by 1815 Guyana had become a British possession. The abolition of slavery led to settlement of urban areas by former slaves and the importation of indentured servants from India to work the sugar plantations. The resulting ethnocultural divide has persisted and has led to turbulent politics. Guyana achieved independence from the UK in 1966, and since then it has been ruled mostly by socialist-oriented governments. In 1992, Cheddi JAGAN was elected president in what is considered the country's first free and fair election since independence. After his death five years later, his wife, Janet JAGAN, became president but resigned in 1999 due to poor health. Her successor, Bharrat JAGDEO, was reelected in 2001 and again in 2006. Donald RAMOTAR was elected president in 2011.

Manpower available for military service

males age 16-49: 189,840 (2010 est.)

Manpower fit for military service

males age 16-49: 133,239 females age 16-49: 147,719 (2010 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually

male: 8,849 female: 8,460 (2010 est.)

Military branches

Guyana Defense Force: Army (includes Air Corps, Coast Guard) (2012)

Military expenditures

1.09% of GDP (2012) country comparison to the world: 94 1.17% of GDP (2011) 1.09% of GDP (2010)

Military service age and obligation

18 years of age or older for voluntary military service; no conscription (2014)

Age structure

0-14 years: 29% (male 108,703/female 104,793) 15-24 years: 21% (male 79,354/female 74,921) 25-54 years: 37.2% (male 142,348/female 131,108) 55-64 years: 7.5% (male 24,677/female 30,562) 65 years and over: 5.1% (male 16,318/female 22,770) (2014 est.)

Birth rate

15.9 births/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 125

Child labor - children ages 5-14

total number: 30,255 percentage: 16 % (2006 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

11.1% (2009) country comparison to the world: 66

Contraceptive prevalence rate

42.5% (2009)

Death rate

7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 122

Demographic profile

Guyana is the only English-speaking country in South America and shares cultural and historical bonds with the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana's two largest ethnic groups are the Afro-Guyanese (descendants of African slaves) and the Indo-Guyanese (descendants of Indian indentured laborers), which together comprise about three quarters of Guyana's population. Tensions periodically have boiled over between the two groups, which back ethnically based political parties and vote along ethnic lines. Poverty reduction has stagnated since the late 1990s. About one-third of the Guyanese population lives below the poverty line; indigenous people are disproportionately affected. Although Guyana's literacy rate is reported to be among the highest in the Western Hemisphere, the level of functional literacy is considerably lower, which has been attributed to poor education quality, teacher training, and infrastructure. Guyana's emigration rate is among the highest in the world - more than 55% of its citizens reside abroad - and it is one of the largest recipients of remittances relative to GDP among Latin American and Caribbean counties. Although remittances are a vital source of income for most citizens, the pervasive emigration of skilled workers deprives Guyana of professionals in healthcare and other key sectors. More than 80% of Guyanese nationals with tertiary level educations have emigrated. Brain drain and the concentration of limited medical resources in Georgetown hamper Guyana's ability to meet the health needs of its predominantly rural population. Guyana has one of the highest HIV prevalence rates in the region and continues to rely on international support for its HIV treatment and prevention programs.

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 63.5 % youth dependency ratio: 57.7 % elderly dependency ratio: 5.7 % potential support ratio: 17.5 (2014 est.)

Drinking water source

improved: urban: 96.6% of population rural: 97.9% of population total: 97.6% of population unimproved: urban: 3.4% of population rural: 2.1% of population total: 2.4% of population (2012 est.)

Education expenditures

3.2% of GDP (2012) country comparison to the world: 136

Ethnic groups

East Indian 43.5%, black (African) 30.2%, mixed 16.7%, Amerindian 9.1%, other 0.5% (2002 census)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

1.3% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 37

HIV/AIDS - deaths

100 (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 134

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

7,200 (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 116

Health expenditures

5.9% of GDP (2011) country comparison to the world: 114

Hospital bed density

2 beds/1,000 population (2009)

Infant mortality rate

total: 33.56 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 65 male: 37.57 deaths/1,000 live births female: 29.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)

Languages

English, Amerindian dialects, Creole, Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Urdu

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 67.81 years country comparison to the world: 162 male: 64.82 years female: 70.96 years (2014 est.)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 91.8% male: 92% female: 91.6% (2002 Census)

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria (2013)

Major urban areas - population

GEORGETOWN (capital) 127,000 (2011)

Maternal mortality rate

280 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) country comparison to the world: 43

Median age

total: 25 years male: 24.6 years female: 25.4 years (2014 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

20.8 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2009 est.)

Nationality

noun: Guyanese (singular and plural) adjective: Guyanese

Net migration rate

-9.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 214

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

17.2% (2008) country comparison to the world: 113

Physicians density

0.21 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Population

735,554 country comparison to the world: 165 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2014 est.)

Population growth rate

-0.11% (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 204

Religions

Protestant 30.5% (Pentecostal 16.9%, Anglican 6.9%, Seventh Day Adventist 5%, Methodist 1.7%), Hindu 28.4%, Roman Catholic 8.1%, Muslim 7.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.1%, other Christian 17.7%, other 1.9%, none 4.3%, unspecified 0.9% (2002 est.)

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: 87.9% of population rural: 82% of population total: 83.6% of population unimproved: urban: 12.1% of population rural: 18% of population total: 16.4% of population (2012 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 10 years male: 9 years female: 11 years (2012)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.09 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.14 children born/woman (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 106

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

total: 46.05% country comparison to the world: 8 male: 43.59% female: 50% (2011)

Urbanization

urban population: 28.4% of total population (2011) rate of urbanization: 0.53% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Disputes - international

all of the area west of the Essequibo River is claimed by Venezuela preventing any discussion of a maritime boundary; Guyana has expressed its intention to join Barbados in asserting claims before UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) that Trinidad and Tobago's maritime boundary with Venezuela extends into their waters; Suriname claims a triangle of land between the New and Kutari/Koetari rivers in a historic dispute over the headwaters of the Courantyne; Guyana seeks arbitration under provisions of the UNCLOS to resolve the long-standing dispute with Suriname over the axis of the territorial sea boundary in potentially oil-rich waters

Illicit drugs

transshipment point for narcotics from South America - primarily Venezuela - to Europe and the US; producer of cannabis; rising money laundering related to drug trafficking and human smuggling

Trafficking in persons

current situation: Guyana is a source and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor; Guyanese and foreign women and girls are forced into prostitution in Guyana; experts are concerned that Guyanese children are subjected to exploitive labor practices in the mining, agriculture, and forestry sectors; Indonesian workers are victims of forced labor on Guyanese-flagged fishing boats tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Guyana does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; despite some progress in identifying and assisting some trafficking victims, the government has failed to increase its efforts to hold trafficking offenders accountable with jail time, creating an enabling environment for human trafficking; public comments from the government downplaying the scope of Guyana's trafficking problem diminishes the potential impact of its awareness campaigns; authorities operate a hotline for trafficking victims and conduct several awareness and sensitization sessions that target vulnerable communities (2013)

Airports

117 (2013) country comparison to the world: 50

Airports - with paved runways

total: 11 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 8 (2013)

Airports - with unpaved runways

total: 106 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 16 under 914 m: 89 (2013)

Merchant marine

total: 10 country comparison to the world: 114 by type: cargo 7, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 1 registered in other countries: 3 (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2, unknown 1) (2010)

Ports and terminals

major seaport(s): Georgetown

Roadways

total: 7,970 km country comparison to the world: 141 paved: 590 km unpaved: 7,380 km (2000)

Waterways

330 km (the Berbice, Demerara, and Essequibo rivers are navigable by oceangoing vessels for 150 km, 100 km, and 80 km respectively) (2012) country comparison to the world: 92