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Location:
Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela
Population:
697,286
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2000 est.)
Ethnic groups:
East Indian 51%, black 30%, mixed 14%, Amerindian 4%, white and Chinese 1%
Religions:
Christian 50%, Hindu 33%, Muslim 9%, other 8%
Languages:
English, Amerindian dialects, Creole, Hindi, Urdu
Area:
total: 214,970 sq km
land: 196,850 sq km
water: 18,120 sq km
Natural resources:
bauxite, gold, diamonds, hardwood timber, shrimp, fish
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