Guyana

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Transportation

Guyana has 7,970 km (4,952 mi) of roads, most of which are near the coast. Guyana’s main seaports are Georgetown and New Amsterdam. The rivers provide an important means of access to the interior. The main airport, Timehri International, is near Georgetown.

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Communications

Regular telephone service exists in Guyana, although radio-telephone links are frequently the only efficient means of communication with the interior. The government operates broadcasting services. Guyana has 147 telephone mainlines, 604 radio receivers, and 100 television sets in use for every 1,000 inhabitants.

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Government

Guyana is governed under a constitution adopted in 1980 and amended in 2000 and 2001.

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Central Government

The head of state and chief executive of Guyana is a president, elected to a five-year term of office by the National Assembly. The president is a candidate of the party that receives the largest number of votes in elections for the National Assembly. The president appoints a cabinet, headed by a prime minister who must be an elected member of the National Assembly.

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Legislature

Legislative power in Guyana is vested in the unicameral National Assembly of 65 members who are elected to five-year terms under a system of proportional representation. Forty members are elected at a national level, and 25 from various regions.