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<title>
Guyana: Government
</title>
<article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Guyana
Government</hdr><body>
<list>
<l>Names:</l>
<l> conventional long form: Co-operative Republic of Guyana</l>
<l> conventional short form: Guyana</l>
<l> former: British Guiana</l>
</list>
<p>Digraph: GY
</p>
<p>Type: republic
</p>
<p>Capital: Georgetown
</p>
<p>Administrative divisions: 10 regions; Barima-Waini,
Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Demerara-Mahaica, East Berbice-Corentyne, Essequibo
Islands-West Demerara, Mahaica-Berbice, Pomeroon-Supenaam,
Potaro-Siparuni, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo
</p>
<p>Independence: 26 May 1966 (from UK)
</p>
<p>Constitution: 6 October 1980
</p>
<p>Legal system: based on English common law with certain admixtures
of Roman-Dutch law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
</p>
<p>National holiday: Republic Day, 23 February (1970)
</p>
<p>Political parties and leaders: People's National Congress (PNC),
Hugh Desmond HOYTE; People's Progressive Party (PPP), Cheddi JAGAN;
Working People's Alliance (WPA), Eusi KWAYANA, Rupert ROOPNARINE;
Democratic Labor Movement (DLM), Paul TENNASSEE; People's Democratic
Movement (PDM), Llewellyn JOHN; National Democratic Front (NDF),
Joseph BACCHUS; The United Force (TUF), Manzoor NADIR; United
Republican Party (URP), Leslie RAMSAMMY; National Republican Party
(NRP), Robert GANGADEEN; Guyana Labor Party (GLP), Nanda GOPAUL
</p>
<p>Other political or pressure groups: Trades Union Congress (TUC);
Guyana Council of Indian Organizations (GCIO); Civil Liberties Action
Committee (CLAC)
</p>
<p>note: the latter two organizations are small and active but not
well organized
</p>
<p>Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
</p>
<p>Elections:
</p>
<p> Executive President: last held on 5 October 1992; results -
Cheddi JAGAN was elected president since he was leader of the party
with the most votes in the National Assembly elections
</p>
<p> National Assembly: last held on 5 October 1992 (next to be held
in 1997); results - PPP 53.4%, PNC 42.3%, WPA 2%, TUF 1.2%; seats -
(65 total, 53 elected) PPP 36, PNC 26, WPA 2, TUF 1
</p>
<p>Executive branch: executive president, first vice president, prime
minister, first deputy prime minister, Cabinet
</p>
<p>Legislative branch: unicameral National Assembly
</p>
<p>Judicial branch: Supreme Court of Judicature
</p>
<p>Leaders:
</p>
<p> Chief of State: Executive President Cheddi JAGAN (since 5 October
1992); First Vice President Sam HINDS (since 5 October 1992)
</p>
<p> Head of Government: Prime Minister Sam HINDS (since 5 October
1992)
</p>
<p>Member of: ACP, C, CARICOM, CCC, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, GATT, IADB,
IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTERPOL, IOC, ITU,
LAES, LORCS, NAM, OAS, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU,
WHO, WMO
</p>
<list>
<l>Diplomatic representation in US:</l>
<l> chief of mission: Ambassador Dr. Odeen ISHMAEL</l>
<l> chancery: 2490 Tracy Place NW, Washington, DC 20008</l>
<l> telephone: (202) 265-6900</l>
<l> consulate general: New York</l>
</list>
<list>
<l>US diplomatic representation:</l>
<l> chief of mission: Ambassador George Jones</l>
<l> embassy: 99-100 Young and Duke Streets, Georgetown</l>
<l> mailing address: P. O. Box 10507, Georgetown</l>
<l> telephone: [592] (2) 54900 through 54909 and 57960 through
57969</l>
<l> FAX: [592] (2) 58497</l>
</list>
<p>Flag: green with a red isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side)
superimposed on a long yellow arrowhead; there is a narrow black
border between the red and yellow, and a narrow white border between
the yellow and the green
</p></body></article></text>