Capital

Guyana

name: Georgetown

geographic coordinates: 6 48 N, 58 09 W

time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology: when the British took possession of the town from the Dutch in 1812, they renamed it Georgetown in honor of King GEORGE III (1738-1820)

Albanien

name: Tirana (Tirane)

geographic coordinates: 41 19 N, 19 49 E

time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

etymology: the name Tirana first appears in a 1418 Venetian document; the origin of the name is unclear, but may derive from Tirkan Fortress, whose ruins survive on the slopes of Dajti mountain and which overlooks the city

Citizenship

Guyana

citizenship by birth: yes

citizenship by descent only: yes

dual citizenship recognized: no

residency requirement for naturalization: na

Albanien

citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Albania

dual citizenship recognized: yes

residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years

Legal system

Guyana

common law system, based on the English model, with some Roman-Dutch civil law influence

Albanien

civil law system except in the northern rural areas where customary law known as the "Code of Leke" is still present

Suffrage

Guyana

18 years of age; universal

Albanien

18 years of age; universal

Area

Guyana

total: 214,969 sq km

land: 196,849 sq km

water: 18,120 sq km

Albanien

total: 28,748 sq km

land: 27,398 sq km

water: 1,350 sq km

Land use

Guyana

agricultural land: 8.4% (2018 est.)

arable land: 2.1% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0.1% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 6.2% (2018 est.)

forest: 77.4% (2018 est.)

other: 14.2% (2018 est.)

Albanien

agricultural land: 42.8% (2018 est.)

arable land: 22.3% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 3% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 17.4% (2018 est.)

forest: 28.8% (2018 est.)

other: 28.2% (2018 est.)

Location

Guyana

Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela

Albanien

Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece to the south and Montenegro and Kosovo to the north

Age structure

Guyana

0-14 years: 23.65% (male 95,605/female 91,654)

15-64 years: 68.49% (male 281,157/female 261,113)

65 years and over: 7.86% (2023 est.) (male 27,269/female 34,941)

Albanien

0-14 years: 17.9% (male 290,624/female 264,536)

15-64 years: 67.53% (male 1,030,436/female 1,064,217)

65 years and over: 14.57% (2023 est.) (male 207,960/female 243,848)

Birth rate

Guyana

16.7 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Albanien

12.5 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

Guyana

7 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Albanien

7.4 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Languages

Guyana

English (official), Guyanese Creole, Amerindian languages (including Caribbean and Arawak languages), Indian languages (including Caribbean Hindustani, a dialect of Hindi), Chinese (2014 est.)

Albanien

Albanian 98.8% (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek 0.5%, other 0.6% (including Macedonian, Romani, Vlach, Turkish, Italian, and Serbo-Croatian), unspecified 0.1% (2011 est.)

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Life expectancy at birth

Guyana

total population: 72.2 years (2023 est.)

male: 70.3 years

female: 74.1 years

Albanien

total population: 79.7 years (2023 est.)

male: 77 years

female: 82.6 years

Major urban areas - population

Guyana

110,000 GEORGETOWN (capital) (2018)

Albanien

520,000 TIRANA (capital) (2023)

Median age

Guyana

total: 27.9 years (2023 est.)

male: 27.8 years

female: 28 years

Albanien

total: 35.8 years (2023 est.)

male: 34.3 years

female: 37.2 years

Mother's mean age at first birth

Guyana

20.8 years (2009 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-29

Albanien

26.6 years (2020 est.)

Net migration rate

Guyana

-7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Albanien

-3.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Population distribution

Guyana

population is heavily concentrated in the northeast in and around Georgetown, with noteable concentrations along the Berbice River to the east; the remainder of the country is sparsely populated

Albanien

a fairly even distribution, with somewhat higher concentrations of people in the western and central parts of the country

Population growth rate

Guyana

0.28% (2023 est.)

Albanien

0.19% (2023 est.)

Total fertility rate

Guyana

2.06 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Albanien

1.55 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Urbanization

Guyana

urban population: 27.2% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 1.01% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Albanien

urban population: 64.6% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 1.29% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Education expenditures

Guyana

4.5% of GDP (2018 est.)

Albanien

3.1% of GDP (2020 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

Guyana

total: 11 years

male: 11 years

female: 12 years (2012)

Albanien

total: 14 years

male: 13 years

female: 15 years (2020)

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)

Guyana

-4.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Albanien

-2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Industrial production growth rate

Guyana

33.52% (2021 est.)

Albanien

16% (2021 est.)

Labor force

Guyana

299,300 (2021 est.)

Albanien

1.378 million (2021 est.)

Population below poverty line

Guyana

35% (2006 est.)

Albanien

14.3% (2012 est.)

Unemployment rate

Guyana

16.42% (2021 est.)

16.43% (2020 est.)

13.99% (2019 est.)

Albanien

11.82% (2021 est.)

13.33% (2020 est.)

11.47% (2019 est.)

note: these official rates may not include those working at near-subsistence farming

Public debt

Guyana

52.2% of GDP (2017 est.)

50.7% of GDP (2016 est.)

Albanien

84.06% of GDP (2020 est.)

75.7% of GDP (2019 est.)

64.57% of GDP (2018 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Guyana

5.03% (2021 est.)

0.99% (2020 est.)

2.09% (2019 est.)

Albanien

2.04% (2021 est.)

1.62% (2020 est.)

1.41% (2019 est.)

Exports

Guyana

$4.64 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$2.799 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$1.805 billion (2019 est.)

Albanien

$5.612 billion (2021 est.)

$3.461 billion (2020 est.)

$4.822 billion (2019 est.)

note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports.

Exports - partners

Guyana

United States 40%, Singapore 14%, United Arab Emirates 6%, United Kingdom 6%, Barbados 6% (2021)

Albanien

Italy 45%, Spain 8%, Germany 6%, Greece 5%, France 4%, China 4% (2019)

Imports

Guyana

$6.611 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$3.756 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$5.025 billion (2019 est.)

Albanien

$8.004 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$5.671 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$6.926 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

Imports - partners

Guyana

Singapore 33%, United States 19%, Trinidad and Tobago 12%, China 8%, Brazil 2% (2021)

Albanien

Italy 28%, Greece 12%, China 11%, Turkey 9%, Germany 5% (2019)

Airports

Guyana

117 (2021)

Albanien

3 (2021)

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

Guyana

total: 95,000 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 12 (2020 est.)

Albanien

total: 508,937 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 18 (2020 est.)

Internet users

Guyana

total: 680,000 (2021 est.)

percent of population: 85% (2021 est.)

Albanien

total: 2.291 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 79% (2021 est.)

Albanien

total: 424 km (2017)

2021-All the trains in the country suspended

Roadways

Guyana

total: 3,995 km (2019)

paved: 799 km (2019)

unpaved: 3,196 km (2019)

Albanien

total: 3,945 km (2018)

Telephones - fixed lines

Guyana

total subscriptions: 130,000 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 16 (2021 est.)

Albanien

total subscriptions: 197,690 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 7 (2021 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular

Guyana

total subscriptions: 860,000 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 110 (2021 est.)

Albanien

total subscriptions: 2,635,466 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 92 (2021 est.)

Waterways

Guyana

330 km (2012) (the Berbice, Demerara, and Essequibo Rivers are navigable by oceangoing vessels for 150 km, 100 km, and 80 km respectively)

Albanien

41 km (2011) (on the Bojana River)

Disputes - international

Guyana

Guyana-Venezuela: Venezuela claims all of the area west of the Essequibo River and maintains that Guyana does not have jurisdiction to grant concessions in maritime areas off the Essequibo, waters which are potentially rich in hydrocarbon resources; Guyana submitted the dispute to the International Court of Justice in 2018; in December 2023, the Venezuelan Government conducted a public referendum asking its citizens to support establishing a state in the disputed territory, granting citizenship to current and future area residents, and rejecting the jurisdiction of the ICJ

Guyana-Suriname: Suriname claims a triangle of land between the New and Kutari/Koetari Rivers in a historic dispute over the headwaters of the Courantyne River

Albanien

none identified