late 1991 Other political or pressure groups: Trades Union Congress (TUC); Guyana Council of Ministers) Legislative branch: unicameral Assembly of the hyena, and other languages and dialects are spoken Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990) total population: 54% male: 66% female: 43% Labor force: 25,000 by occupation: industry and commerce 10%, government 6% note: labor shortages on plantations; 58% of GDP; most basic foodstuffs Economic aid: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY85-89), $1.0 million; Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1980-89), $11.65 million; OPEC bilateral aid (1979-89), $62 million; expenditures $308.9 million, including capital expenditures of $3.1 billion (FY93 est.) National product per capita: $6,100 (1992 est.)
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