Guyana People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 771,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 0.3%

Nationality: noun—Guyanese (sing., pl.); adjective—-Guyanese

Ethnic divisions: 51% East Indian, 43% black and mixed, 4% Amerindian, 2% European and Chinese

Religion: 57% Christian, 33% Hindu, 9%

Muslim, 1% other

Language: English, Amerindian dialects

Infant mortality rate: 41/1,000 (1985)

Life expectancy: 70

Literacy: 85%

Labor force-200,000 J983), 44 5% industry and commerce, 33.8% agriculture, 21.7% services; 64% public sector employment; approximately 25% unemployed (1984)

Organized labor: 34% of labor force

NOTE: The information regarding Guyana on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Guyana 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Guyana 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.