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handle is hein.crs/govcnzw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 0;0 Guyana: An Overview Located on the north coast of South America, English- speaking Guyana has characteristics of a Caribbean nation because of its British colonial heritage (the country achieved independence from Britain in 1966). Guyana participates in Caribbean regional organizations and forums, and its capital of Georgetown serves as headquarters for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), a regional integration organization. Guyana currently is facing two enormous challenges-a political crisis concerning the conduct of the March 2, 2020, elections, and a public health threat due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. * U.S. officials and some Members of Congress have expressed deep concern about credible allegations of electoral fraud. On April 15, 2020, an Organization of American States (OAS) election observation mission maintained that the political crisis is not intractable and urged the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to ensure that procedures for a planned recount are transparent and consistent. * With regard to COVID-19, as of April 16, 2020, Guyana reported 6 deaths and 48 confirmed cases, although testing to date has been limited. The broad economic impact of COVID- 19 on Guyana likely will not be as severe as in other Caribbean countries because of Guyana's recently begun offshore oil production. Guyana at a Glance Population: 782,000 (2018, IMF est.) Ethnic Groups: Indo-Guyanese, or those of East indian heritage, almost 40%; Afro-Guyanese, almost 30%; mixed, 20%; Amerindian, almost 11% (2012, CIA est.) Area: 83,000 square miles, about the size of Idaho GDP: $4.1 billion (2019, current prices, IMF est.) Real GDP Growth: 4.7% (2019 est.); 53% (2020 est.) (constant prices, IMF) Per Capita GDP: $5,252 (2019, current prices, IMF est.) Life Expectancy: 69.8 years (2018, WB) Sources: International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Economic Outlook Database, Oct. 2019 and April 2020; Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), World Factlboolk; World Bank (WB), World Development Indicators. Guyana has a hybrid republican/parliamentary form of government. The presidential candidate of the party or coalition receiving the most votes becomes president, and the president appoints the prime minister. President David Granger leads a coalition that narrowly won in 2015, with 33 of 65 seats in the unicameral National Assembly. The coalition consists of Granger's A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance for Change (AFC), led by Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo. The largest party in the APNU is the People's National Congress Reform (PNCR), which dominated the political system from independence until the early 1990s; the party traditionally has had an Afro-Guyanese base of support. In contrast, the AFC identifies as a multiracial party. Figure I. Map of Guyana .., ......,.,.,,,........ ,.............. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiii ii ii i % iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iii iiii iii ii ii iiii i..................iiiiii iii!!!!ii' Source: CRS. The opposition People's Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), led by former President Bharat Jagdeo (1999-2011), has 32 seats in the National Assembly. Traditionally supported by Indo-Guyanese, the PPP/C governed Guyana from 1992 until its defeat in the 2015 elections. m,-h 2k20 , Originally due by September 2020, Guyana held early national elections on March 2, 2020, because the ruling APNU/AFC coalition lost a no-confidence motion in December 2018 by a single vote. A legal challenge to the motion ensued and made its way to the Caribbean Court of Justice, which ruled in June 2019 that the vote was valid. In the March 2, 2020, election, President Granger (running for reelection) was the presidential candidate of the APNU/AFC coalition, with AFC Member of Parliament and Minister of Security Khemraj Ramjattan the candidate N f Ase FJ : GUY ANA 0 5~ iC M., es p\w -- , gnom goo mppm qq\ , q I as 11LIANJILiN, Updated April 17, 2020 .O 'T

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