greater greater caribbean caribbean survey survey 89 89 guyana guyana georgetown georgetown atlantic atlantic ocean ocean 0 0 300 300 miles miles 100 100 mi mi source source gmt gmt software software wessel wessel et et smith smith omc omc martin martin weinelt weinelt 1990 1990 1995 1995 2002 2002 2010 2010 population population thousands thousands 731 731 741 741 763 763 769 769 15 15 36 36 33 33 30 30 28 28 64 64 59 59 62 62 65 65 67 67 and and over over 5555 5555 density density people people per per sq sq 8 8 10 10 urban urban 35 35 37 37 41 41 average average annual annual growth growth rate rate 2 2 4 4 1 1 birth birth 24 24 9 9 21 21 18 18 6 6 death death 3 3 infant infant mortality mortality 1000 1000 live live births births 61 61 56 56 51 51 total total fertility fertility children children woman woman 5 5 life life expectancy expectancy at at m m f f years years 60 60 66 66 68 68 demographic demographic indicatorsdemographic indicatorsdemographic indicators indicators united united nations nations division division un un secretariat secretariat capital capital area area km km 83 83 036 036 official official language language english english currency currency guyanese guyanese dollar dollar gyd gyd status status independent independent since since may may 26th 26th 1966 1966 world world hdi hdi ranking ranking 106 106 176 176 internet internet code code gy gy framework framework dataframework dataframework data data membership membership to to regional regional organisations organisations association association of of states states acs acs member member acp acp africa africa pacific pacific