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Originally a Dutch colony in the 17th century, by 1815 Guyana had become a British possession. The abolition of slavery led to black settlement of urban areas and the importation of indentured servants from India to work the sugar plantations. This ethnocultural divide has persisted and has led to turbulent politics. Guyana achieved independence from the UK in 1966, but until the early 1990s it was ruled mostly by socialist-oriented governments. In 1992, Cheddi JAGAN was elected president, in what is considered the country's first free and fair election since independence. Upon his death five years later, he was succeeded by his wife Janet, who resigned in 1999 due to poor health. Her successor, Bharrat JAGDEO, was reelected in 2001..
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Originally a Dutch colony in the 17th century, by 1815 Guyana had become a British possession. The abolition of slavery led to black settlement of urban areas and the importation of indentured servants from India to work the sugar plantations. This ethnocultural divide has persisted and has led to turbulent politics. Guyana achieved independence from the UK in 1966, but until the early 1990s it was ruled mostly by socialist-oriented governments. In 1992, Cheddi JAGAN was elected president, in what is considered the country's first free and fair election since independence. Upon his death five years later, he was succeeded by his wife Janet, who resigned in 1999 due to poor health. Her successor, Bharrat JAGDEO, was reelected in 2001..
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Capital Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo : |
Georgetown .
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| Climate Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo :
| tropical; hot, humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; two rainy seasons (May to mid-August, mid-November to mid-January) .
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| Life expectancy Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo :
| 62.43 years .
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| Fertility rate Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo :
| 2.06 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo :
| republic within the Commonwealth .
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| Population Guyana :
| 705 803.
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| Area Total Guyana :
| 214,970 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Guyana :
| 80,400 (2002) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Guyana :
| 87,300 (2002) .
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| International Country Code Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo :
| 592.
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