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Georgetown

Information on Guyana
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• Capital city: Georgetown
• Language: English
• Timezone: GMT -4hrs
• Located on the northern coast of South America, between 1 and 7 degrees North latitude
• Borders with Suriname, Brasil and Venezuela
• Politically/ culturally part of the Caribbean Community
• Area of 214,970 km² or 83,000 miles² - about the size of the US State Idaho, or the combined areas of England and Scotland
• Population of around 750,000 (2002) [official statistics]
• Main economic activities: Sugar, Rice, Gold, Diamonds, Timber, Bauxite
• There are direct (and often daily) flights to and from London, New York, Miami, Trinidad, Barbados, Suriname and Brasil [see schedule and map]
• Guyana has road links with Brasil and Suriname and there is a daily bus service to/ from Brasil

Coming to Guyana for Tourism/ Leisure

• Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA)
• St. George's Cathedral
• The Guyana Zoological Park
• The National Trust
• Guyana - Yours to Discover (DVD)

Coming to Guyana for Investment/ Business

• Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest)
• Ministry of Tourism, Industry & Commerce
• Linden Economic Advancement Programme (LEAP)
• Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC)
• Private Sector Commission (PSC)
• Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI)
• Shipping Association of Guyana (SAG)
• Guyana Stock Exchange (GASCI)
• Privatisation Unit (PU)
• Ministry of Finance
• Office of the President of Guyana

Information on Hotels and Resorts

• Le Meridien Pegasus Guyana
• Grand Coastal Hotels
• Hotel Ariantze
• Lake Mainstay Resort
• Blue Wave Apartments
• Dutch Bottle Café
• Ocean Spray Hotel
• Buddy's International Hotel
• Rock View Lodge

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