AREA ................................................
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214.970
kmq
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POPULATION ..................................
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705.803 in.
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DENSITY .........................................
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3,3 in/kmq
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CAPITAL ..........................................
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Georgetown
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LANGUAGES ....................................
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English, Amerindian dialects, Creole, Hindi, Urdu
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RELIGIONS ......................................
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Christian 50%, Hindu 35%, Muslim 10%, other 5%
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CURRENCY ......................................
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Guyanese dollar (GYD)
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GDP per CAPITA .............................
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4439 $ (2004)
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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0,521 (96th place)
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LOWEST POINT ...............................
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Atlantic Ocean 0 m
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HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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Mount Roraima 2835 m
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INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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26 May 1966 (from UK)
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INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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Republic
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WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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.gy
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COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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+592
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