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Guyana land of Rainforests, waterfalls and the a diverse wilderness.

General Information about Guyana

Capital city
Georgetown:
Area: 215,000 sq km
Population: 698,000
Capital City: Georgetown (pop 350,000)
People: 51% East Indian, 43% Afro-Guyanese, 4% Amerindian, 2% European & Chinese
Language: English, Hindi, Urdu
Religion: 57% Christian, 33% Hindu, 9% Muslim
Government: republic within the Commonwealth
Head of State: President Bharrat Jagdeo
Head of Government: Prime Minister Sam Hinds
GDP: US$2.7 billion
GDP per capita: US$4,000
Inflation: 5.8%
Major Industries: Sugar, bauxite, alumina, gold, rice, timber and shrimp.
Major Trading Partners: UK, USA, Canada, France and Japan.
Visas: A visa is 16 for three months. If that length of visa is not required, 30-day visas are granted at the borders.
Health risks: malaria (Malaria is endemic in the interior), Cholera, dengue fever, typhoid
Time Zone: GMT/UTC -4
Dialling Code: 592
Electricity: 120/240V ,50/60Hz
Weights & measures: Metric

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Responsible Tourism

The below section on our home page has been reserved to post news regarding community travel projects, these are efforts by indigenous communities and families to promote their surroundings, this benefits not only the people directly involved but all of us as well. Many hectares of rainforest are saved every year because and Amazon tribe decides to stop cutting trees and run their own lodge. If you have a community project you want us to promote for free, please email us all the details at:
editor@southamericatour.net

Rural based tourism in Guyana

Coming soon we are looking forward to promote a responsible tourism operator in this area for free.

 

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