he best highereducation and there are many schools throughout the country. In the past few years the country has takeneducation to much higher level.Guyana was settled by East Indians, many still speak Urdu, Hindu and Tamil dialects. The officiallanguage is English. The culture is close to the Suriname and French Guiana than to the rest of SouthAmerica. All of these various cultures have remained fairly distinct and in today’s society each grouphas its own style of life and culture.EconomyIn 1966, Guyana was in the early stages of developing its resources. The British drew up aneconomic plan to continue development with the help of experts from the United States as well as Canada.The economy in the late 1980’s was dominated mainly by agriculture and service industries. Theseindustries pulled in an average revenue of approximately 164 million dollars per year and an averageexpenditure of 284 million dollars per year.The agriculture is about one-fourth of the countries gross domestic product. Sugar and itsby-products and rice account for most of the exports. Coconuts, coffee, citrus fruits' ,corn and othertropical fruits and vegetables are grown mainly for consumption. Another major crop that is raised on theplush savanna lands are livestock such as cattle, hogs, sheep and chicken.Along the coast is where much of the cultivation takes place. The tremendous strips of alluvialsoil are very rich in nutrients. A big problem that these coastal lands see are much flooding andirrigation problems such as drainage. This happens because much of this land is below the high-tide markof the sea and the rivers. Guyanian government is trying to help this problem by reclaiming some land forcultivation.MiningBauxite is one of Guyana’s major elements. They are a very big producer of this as well as gold,manganese and diamonds which I mentioned earlier.Manufacturing and EnergyManufacturing is limited to food products, beverages, constru...
