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NAVIGATION
Co-operative Republic of Guyana
former: British Guiana
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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70,000 (2000) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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6,100 (2000) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: fair system for long-distance calling
domestic: microwave radio relay network for trunk lines international: tropospheric scatter to Trinidad; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 3, FM 3, shortwave 1 (1998) |
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Radios:
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420,000 (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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3 (one public station; two private stations which relay US satellite services) (1997) |
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Televisions:
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46,000 (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.gy |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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3 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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95,000 (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 187 km
standard gauge: 139 km 1.435-m gauge note: all dedicated to ore transport (2001 est.) narrow gauge: 48 km 0.914-m gauge |
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Highways:
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total: 7,970 km
paved: 590 km unpaved: 7,380 km (1996) |
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Waterways:
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5,900 km (total length of navigable waterways)
note: Berbice, Demerara, and Essequibo rivers are navigable by oceangoing vessels for 150 km, 100 km, and 80 km, respectively |
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Ports and harbors:
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Bartica, Georgetown, Linden, New Amsterdam, Parika |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,929 GRT/4,507 DWT
ships by type: cargo 2 (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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51 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 8
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 5 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 43
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 8 under 914 m: 34 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Guyana Defense Force (including Ground Forces, Coast Guard, and Air Corps), Guyana Police Force, Guyana People's Militia, Guyana National Service |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 206,199 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 155,058 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$NA |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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NA% |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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all of the area west of the Essequibo (river) claimed by Venezuela; Suriname claims area between New (Upper Courantyne) and Courantyne/Kutari [Koetari] rivers (all headwaters of the Courantyne); territorial sea boundary with Suriname is in dispute |
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Illicit drugs:
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transshipment point for narcotics from South America - primarily Venezuela - to Europe and the US; producer of cannabis |