Guyana Economy Print E-mail  The sovereign state of Guyana is
one of the few Caribbean countries and territories that are
situated on the mainland and not in the middle of the sea. The
republic sits on the northern coastline of South America,
between Venezuela and Suriname. It is quite large covering
83,000 square miles and has a population of approximately
800,000 inhabitants. Instead of the East Caribbean Dollar, which
is used by the majority of Caribbean countries, Guyana has the
Guyanese Dollar.  Agriculture in the Guyana Economy  Like much
of the Caribbean area during the 17th and 18th centuries, the
Guyana economy was heavily reliant on the sugar cane trade,
although it was not as prominent as other countries such as the
Dominican Republic or Barbados. Other agricultural industries
were introduced through the years to help boost the economy such
as rice and molasses.  In these current times, agriculture is
steady in terms of contributing to the Guyana economy, with 75%
of exports related to this particu