Appendix A. Tables

Table 1. Metric Conversion Coofficients and Factors


When you kow	Multiply by	To find
Millimeters	0.04	inches
Centimeters	0.39	inches
Meters	3.3	feet
Kilometers	0.62	miles
Hectares	2.47	acres
Square kilometers	0.39	square miles
Cubic meters	35.3	cubic feet
Liters	0.26	gallons
Kilograms	2.2	pounds
Metric tons	0.98	long tons
	1.1	short tons
	2,204	pounds
Degrees Celsius (Centigrade)	1.8 and add 32	degrees Fahrenheit

Table 2. Guyana: Ethnic Groups, 1960, 1970, and 1980

**(in percentages)**
Ethnic Group	1960	1970	1980
Indo-Guyanese	47	52	51
Afro-Guyanese	45	42	42
Amerindian	4	4	4
European	3	2	---¹
Asian	1	--- ²	---¹
TOTAL	100	100	100

¹ In the 1980 census, Europeans and Asians were grouped together as "other" and were 3 percent of the population.
² Less than 1 percent.

Source: Based on information from Federal Republic of Germany, Statistisches Bundesamt, Landerbericht Guyana, 1989, Wiesbaden, 1989, 19.

Table 3. Guyana: Population Statistics by District, 1970

District in 1970 (District in 1991)¹	Total Population	Percentage of Total Population
East Demerara (Demerara-Mahaica)	338,000	48.3
East Berbice (East Berbice-Corentyne)	132,500	18.9
Essequibo and Essequibo Islands² (Pomeroon- Supenaam and Essequibo Islands-West Demerara)	57,200	8.2
Mazaruni-Potaro (Cuyuni-Mazaruni)	12,700	1.8
Northwest District (Barima-Waini)	16,200	2.3
Rupununi (Potaro-Siparuni and Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo districts)	14,200	2.0
West Demerara	78,300	11.2
West Berbice (Mahaica-Berbice)	50,800	7.3
TOTAL	699,900	100.0

¹ Boundaries for districts in 1991 only approximate those in 1970. The new district of Upper Demerara-Berbice was created from parts of West Demarara and East Berbice. The old district of West Demerara was divided into Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, Demerara-Mahaica, and Upper Demerara-Berbice.
² The 1970 census combined Essequibo and Essequibo Islands.

Source: Based on information from Federal Republic of Germany, Statistisches Bundesamt, Landerbericht Guyana, 1987, Wiesbaden, 1987, 18.

Table 4. Guyana: Religious Affiliation, 1960 and 1990

**(in percentages)**
Religion	1960	1990
Christian	57	52
Hindu	34	34
Other*	9	14
TOTAL	100	100

*Predominantly Muslim.

Source: Based on information from Federal Republic of Germany, Statistisches Bundesamt, Landerbericht Guyana, 1987, Wiesbaden, 1987, 19.

Table 5. Guyana: Student Enrollment, Selected Years, 1969-70 to 1979-80

Level/Type	1969-70	1975-76	1977- 78	1979-80
Primary	163,100	196,300*	166,200*	164,800
Secondary	18,100			46,600
Trade school	2,000	3,000	3,800	3,600
Teachers' college	500	600	1,000	1,100
University of Guyana	1,100	1,752	1,536	1,889

*Combined primary and secondary school enrollment.

Source: Based on information from Federal Republic of Germany, Statistisches Bundesamt, Landerbericht Guyana, 1987, Wiesbaden, 1987, 23.

Table 6. Guyana: Selected Economic Indicators, 1986-90

**(in millions of United States dollars unless otherwise indicated)**
Indicator	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990
Real GDP¹	300	303	295	285	275
Real GDP growth²	- 0.9	0.9	-2.6	-3.3	-2.5
Real GDP per capita³	400	403	392	380	369
Real GDP per capita growth²	-1.0	0.8	- 2.7	-3.4	-2.6
Inflation²	7.9	28.7	39.9	89.7	63.6
Trade balance	-50	- 21	-1	-8	-46
Overall balance of payments	- 140	-137	-106	-181	-194
External debt	1,618	1,719	1,722	1,862	1,960

¹ GDP--gross domestic product, in constant 1988 United States dollars.
² In percentages.
³ In United States dollars.

Source: Based on information from United States, Agency for International Development, Latin America and the Caribbean: Selected Economic Data, Washington, 1992, 112.

Table 7. Guyana: Production of Selected Commodities, 1984-88

Commodity	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988
Agricultural
Rice (thousands of tons)	184	156	183	146	130
Sugar (thousands of tons)	242	243	245	221	168
Mining
Bauxite (thousands of tons)	1,556	1,599	1,504	1,378	1,300
Diamonds (thousands of carats)*	6.0	11.6	9.1	7.3	4.2
Gold (kilograms)*	345	321	437	666	584

* Quantities include only the amounts channeled through the official economy.

Source: Based on information from Economist Intelligence Unit, Country Profile: Guyana, Barbados, Windward and Leeward Islands, 1989-90, London, 1989, 15, 17.

Table 8. Guyana: Parliamentary Seats in Elections, 1968-85

Party	1968	1973	1980	1985
People's National Congress (PNC)	30	37	53	54
People's Progressive Party (PPP)	19	14	10	8
United Force (UF)	4	2¹	2	2
Working People's Alliance (WPA)	--- ²	---²	0	1
TOTAL	53	53	65	65

¹ Seats originally won by the Liberator Party (LP) but assumed by the UF when the LP boycotted the National Assembly.
² Party not established until after 1973 elections.

Table 9. Guyana: Major Military Equipment, 1991

Type and Description	Country of Origin	Number in Inventory
Ground forces
Armored vehicles Shoreland	Britain	3
Artillery
M-46, 130mm	Soviet Union	6
Mortars
L16, 81mm	Britain	12
M-43, 120mm	Soviet Union	18
Surface-to-air launchers
SA-7	-do-	n.a.
Maritime Corps
Patrol craft	North Korea	4
Air Command
Light transports
BN-2A Islander	Britain	4
B-200 Super King	United States	1
Helicopters
Bell 206	-do-	1
Bell 212	-do-	1
Bell 412	-do-	1
Mi-8	Soviet Union	2

n.a.--not available.

Source: Based on information from The Military Balance, 1992- 1993, London, 1992, 180.

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