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Communications of Guyana

Telephones - main lines in use:110,100 (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular:281,400 (2005)
Telephone system:general assessment: fair system for long-distance service
domestic: microwave radio relay network for trunk lines
international: country code - 592; tropospheric scatter to Trinidad; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations:AM 3, FM 3, shortwave 1 (1998)
Radios:420,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations:3 (1 public station; 2 private stations which relay US satellite services) (1997)
Televisions:46,000 (1997)
Internet country code:.gy
Internet hosts:1,046 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):3 (2000)
Internet users:160,000 (2005)

Guyana Quickstats

  • Population: 769,095
  • Area: 214,970 sq km
  • Density: 3.5 /km² (217th)
  • GDP (total): $3.489 billion (157th)
  • GDP (per capita): $4,612 (106th)
  • Literacy: 98.8%

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  • Currency: Guyanese dollar (GYD)
  • Dial code: +592

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