dry seasons (December to March); rainy, southwest monsoon (June to October) and northeast (October to April); southwest monsoon (June to August); semiarid in north Terrain: broad, arid plains in north Natural resources: petroleum, fish, rock salt, marble, gypsum Land use: arable land: 2% permanent crops: 1% meadows and pastures: 0% forest and woodland: 3% other: 75% Irrigated land: 1,530 km2 (1989 est.) Environment: summer winds often raise large sandstorms and duststorms in interior; sparse natural freshwater resources; overgrazing; soil erosion; water pollution *Guyana, People Population: 22,127,946 (July 1993 est.) Population growth rate: NA% Budget: revenues $147.0 million; expenditures $407 million, including capital expenditures of $2.9 billion (1991 est.) National product real growth rate: 5.8% (FY92 est.) Inflation rate (consumer
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