On Guyana

OVERVIEW

Official Name: Cooperative Republic of Guyana
Capital: Georgetown
Type of Government: Republic
Head of State: President Bharrat JAGDEO
Head of government: Prime Minister Samuel HINDS
Foreign Minister: Jose Antonio GARCÍA Belaunde
Population: 770,794 (July 2008 estimate)
Land Area: 1960,859 sq km
Gross Domestic Product (GDP):
Purchasing power parity (PPP): $2.92 billion (2007 estimate)
Per capita: $3,800 (2007 estimate)
Government Website: www.gina.gov.gy
Ambassador to the U.S: Barney KARRAN
Washington Embassy Address:
2490 Tracy Place, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Deputy Chief of Mission (in Washington): Karen L. WILLIAMS
Washington Embassy Website: N/A
U.S. Ambassador to Guyana: John Melvin JONES
U.S. Embassy Website in Guyana: georgetown.usembassy.gov

Source: CIA World Factbook.