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With 215,000 square kilometres (83,000 sq mi), Guyana is the fourth-smallest country on mainland South America after Uruguay, Suriname and French Guiana. The main economic activities in Guyana are agriculture (production of rice and Demerara sugar ), bauxite mining, gold mining, timber, shrimp fishing and minerals.
Janet Jagan. Janet Rosenberg Jagan OE (née Rosenberg; 20 October 1920 – 28 March 2009) was an American -born Guyanese politician who served as the President of Guyana, serving from December 19, 1997, to August 11, 1999. [2] She was the first female president of Guyana. She previously served as the first female Prime Minister of Guyana from ...
Map of Guyana Georgetown, Capital of Guyana Bartica. This is a list of settlements in Guyana. The following definitions have been used: City: Any settlement listed at [1] with population estimates of 75,000 or more. Town: Defined by the government of Guyana as 'municipalities'. [2] Village As defined by official government documents, census or ...
2.3. Linden. Guyana. 214,999. 747,884. 3.5. Georgetown. Each Region is administered by a Regional Democratic Council (RDC) which is headed by a Chairman. The Regions are divided into neighbourhood councils, known as Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs).
The 1992 democratic elections and Guyana's reaffirmation of sound economic policies and respect for human rights have benefited U.S.-Guyanese relations. Under successive PPP governments, the United States and Guyana continued to improve relations. President Cheddi Jagan was committed to democracy, adopted more free market policies, and pursued ...
The changing of the guards at the State House gates in Fiji included for the first time female guards from the military. [333] Kang Sun-young was promoted to become South Korea's first female two-star general. [334] Marie-Herene Maillet became the first female Canadian Armed Forces member to earn a perfect score on the annual FORCE Test. [335]
Guyana Defence Force. The Guyana Defence Force ( GDF) is the military of Guyana, established in 1965. It has military bases across the nation. [6] The Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Force is always the incumbent President of Guyana. [7] The branches include the Army, Air Force, and Coast Guard.
In June 2023, Guyana was elected as a non-permanent member to the UN Security Council. The country will serve on the Council for a period of two years, beginning in January 2024. Guyana has diplomatic relations with a wide range of nations, and these are managed primarily through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs.