UPSTREAM GUYANA AND BRAZIL

BACKGROUND GUYANA Culturally diverse, coastal nation V e Z Brazil M North Atlantic Ocean Guyana Georgetown • Suriname • • • • • • Guyana: Land of Many Waters Area: 215,000 km²; >80% covered by rainforests; <400 km of paved roads. Population: ~750,000 (90% reside along the coastal areas) Ethnic groups: 44% East Indian, 30% Afro Guyanese, 17% mixed, 9% indigenous Capital: Georgetown (largest city; population ~300,000) Official language: English (only SA country with English as official language) Economy: agriculture (rice, sugar), bauxite and gold mining, forestry (timber), shrimp fishing, minerals, rum History Colonized by Dutch in early 1600s (Dutch Guiana until 1814) British assumed control in late 1700s (British Guiana until 1966) Independence from UK in May 1966; 50th anniversary in 2016 GDP: $6G (GDP per capita $6900) 3

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