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handle is hein.crs/govdarf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: xa S 1,k Guyana: An Overview Located on thenorth coast of South America, English- speaking Guyana has characteristics of a Caribbean nation because of its British colonialheritage (the country became independent in 1966). Guyana participates in Caribbean regional organizations, and its capital Georgetown serves as headquarters for the Caribbean Comrmunity (CARICOM), a regional integration organization. Figure I. Map of Guyana :. : ¢ s J :m ............................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ......................... S................. G.. IU............... Source: Congressional Research Service• Guyana currently is facing two major challenges a political cris is concerning the conduct of the March 2, 2020, elections, and a public health threat due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. *Guyana is facing increasing international pressure to finalize results fromits March elections. U.S. officials and sone Members of Congress have expressed support for the recount completed in June (see H.Con.Res. 101). *With regard to COVID-19, as of July 13, 2020, Guyana reported 17 deaths and 297 confirmed cases. The economic impact of COVJD-19 on Guyana will not be as severe as in other Caribbean countries because of Guyana's recentlybegun offshore oil production. Guyana has a hybrid republican/parliamentary formof government. The presidential candidate of the party or coalition receiving the most votes becomes president, and the president appoints theprine minister. President David Granger leads a coalition that narrowly won in 2015, with 33 of 65 seatsin the unicameral National Assembly. The coalition consists ofiranger's A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance for Change (AFC), with its Member of Parliament Moses Nagamootoo serving as prime minister. The largest partyin APNU is the People's National Congress Reform(PNCR), which dominated the political systemuntil the early 1990s; the party traditionally has had an Afro-Guyanesebase of support. The AFC identifies as a multiracial party. The opposition People's Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), led by former President BharratJagdeo (1999-2011), has 32 seats in the NationalAs sembly. Traditionally supportedby Indo-Guyanese, the PPP/C governed Gu yanafrom 1992 untilits defeat in the 2015 elections. Guyana at a Glance Population: 785,000(2019, IMFest.) Ethnic Groups: Indo-Guyanese, or those of East Indian heritage, almost 40%; Afro-Guyanese, almost 30%; mixed, 20%; Amerindian, almost I 1% (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.); 6.3% (2021 est.) (constant prices, IMF) Per Capita GDP: $5,252 (2019, current prices, IMF est.) Life Expectancy: 69.8 years (201 8,WB) Sources: International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Economic Outlook Database, Oct. 2019 and April 2020; Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), World Factlboolk! World Bank (W1B), World Development Indicators. Originally due by September 2020, Guyana held national elections on March 2,2020, becausethe ruling coalition lost a no-confidence motion in December2018. A legal challenge to themotion delayed elections until after the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ, Guyana's highest court of appeals) ruled in June 2019 that it was valid. Running for reelection, Granger is the presidential candidate of the APNU/AFC coalition, and the PPP/C's candidate is Irfaan Ali, who previously served as housing minister. Final election results have not been releasedbecause of fraud allegations. On March 6, several international election observer miss ions-fromthe Organization of American States, the Carter Center, the European Union (EU), and the Commonwealth-maintained that the tabulation of results was interrupted and incomplete. Leg alchallenges delayed a Updated July 13,2020

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