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180,000 USD ( President) [162] 121,500 USD ( Premier) [162] The following state/government controls its territory, but is not recognized by any UN member states. State/Government. Also claimed by. Head of state (USD) Head of government (USD) Transnistria.
The economy of Guyana is one of the fastest growing in the world with a gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 19.9% in 2021. In 2023, Guyana had a per capita gross domestic product ( purchasing power parity ) of Int$ 60,648 and an average GDP growth of 4.2% over the previous decade. [4]
Guyanese dollar. The Guyanese dollar ( currency sign: $, G$ and GY$; ISO: GYD) has been the unit of account in Guyana (formerly British Guiana) since 29 January 1839. Originally it was intended as a transitional unit to facilitate the changeover from the Dutch guilder system of currency to the British pound sterling system.
Irfaan Ali. Mohamed Irfaan Ali (born 25 April 1980) [4] is a Guyanese politician serving as the tenth and current president of Guyana since 2020. A member of the People's Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), he previously served as the minister of Housing and Water from 2009 to 2015. He is the first Muslim to hold office, and is the third Muslim ...
Guyana ( / ɡaɪˈɑːnə / ⓘ or / ɡaɪˈænə / ⓘ ), [11] [5] officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, [12] is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the historic mainland British West Indies. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". [13]
Bharrat Jagdeo (born 23 January 1964) is a Guyanese politician who has been serving as Vice President of Guyana since 2020, in the administration of President Irfaan Ali. He had previously also held the office from 1997 until 1999, during the presidency of Janet Jagan. Jagdeo subsequently served as the President of Guyana from 11 August 1999 to ...
v. t. e. The prime minister of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana is an elected member of the National Assembly of Guyana who is the principal assistant and advisor to the president as well as the leader of government business in the Assembly, but is not the head of government in Guyana. The prime minister assumes the office of president if ...
The Military ranks of Guyana are the military insignia used by the Guyana Defence Force. Guyana shares a rank structure similar to that of the United Kingdom.