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Capital: Georgetown Population: 765,000 Surface: 214,970 sq km Languages:
English, Amerindian dialects, Creole patois, Hindi, Urdu
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Jonestown in northwestern Guyana was the site of the 1978 mass suicide-and-murder of the Peoples Temple cult, founded by Jim Jones. More than 900 people, including 276 children, died in the incident
Exact population: 767,245 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.) Literacy: Total population: 98.8%; male: 99.1%; female: 98.5% Ethnicities: East Indian 50%, black 36%, Amerindian 7%, white, Chinese, and mixed 7% Land boundaries: Total: 2,462 km; border countries: Brazil 1,119 km, Suriname 600 km, Venezuela 743 km Terrain: Mostly rolling highlands; low coastal plain; savanna in south Extremes: Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m; highest point: Mount Roraima 2,835 m Imports: Trinidad and Tobago 24.8%, US 24.5%, Cuba 6.8%, UK 5.4% (2004) Exports: Canada 23.2%, US 19.2%, UK 10.9%, Portugal 9%, Belgium 6.4%, Jamaica 5.2% (2004) Industries: Bauxite, sugar, rice milling, timber, textiles, gold mining
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