Natural hazards: flash floods are a constant threat during rainy seasons
Environment - current issues: water pollution from sewage and agricultural and industrial chemicals; deforestation
Environment - international agreements: party to : Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 83, Whaling signed, but not ratified: Tropical Timber 94
@Guyana:People
Population: 706,116 (July 1997 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 32% (male 115,120; female 110,741) 15-64 years: 63% (male 225,199; female 222,793) 65 years and over : 5% (male 14,563; female 17,700) (July 1997 est.)
Population growth rate: -0.78% (1997 est.)
Birth rate: 18.71 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Death rate: 10.02 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Net migration rate: -16.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)