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    Guyana People 1997

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    SOURCE: 1997 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      Population 706,116 (July 1997 est.)

      Age structure
      0-14 years: 32% (male 115,120; female 110,741)
      15-64 years: 63% (male 225,199; female 222,793)
      65 years and over : 5% (male 14,563; female 17,700) (July 1997 est.)

      Population growth rate -0.78% (1997 est.)

      Birth rate 18.71 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

      Death rate 10.02 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

      Net migration rate -16.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)

      Sex ratio
      at birth : 1.05 male(s)/female
      under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
      15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
      65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female
      total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

      Infant mortality rate 51.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth
      total population: 59.27 years
      male : 56.93 years
      female: 61.74 years (1997 est.)

      Total fertility rate 2.16 children born/woman (1997 est.)

      Nationality
      noun: Guyanese (singular and plural)
      adjective: Guyanese

      Ethnic groups East Indian 51%, black and mixed 43%, Amerindian 4%, white and Chinese2%

      Religions Christian 57%, Hindu 33%, Muslim 9%, other 1%

      Languages English, Amerindian dialects

      Literacy
      definition : age 15 and over has ever attended school
      total population: 98.1%
      male: 98.6%
      female: 97.5% (1995 est.)

      NOTE: The information regarding Guyana on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Guyana People 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Guyana People 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.

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