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Background Stats: compare key data on Guyana & Haiti

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  • Full name: Full names (translated to english) of the United Nations member states, as of 2014. For a list of full names in the respective original languages of each country, check this link.
  • Independence day date: Date.
  • Land border length: The length of each country's land border. Islands are listed as having a 0.0 km.
  • National anthems: National anthem.
  • Neighboring countries and territories: The countries and territories neighboring each country. "L" means they share only a land border and "M" means they have only maritime boundaries. A blank means they share both.
  • Number of maritime boundary neighbours: Number of states and territories with which each country shares a maritime border. Two countries separated from each other by a body of water have a maritime border with each other.
  • Overview: A geopolitical overview of every sovereign country in the world, briefly examining their recent history and place on the global stage. The texts are taken from the BBC News website.
STAT Guyana Haiti
Full name Co-operative Republic of Guyana Republic of Haiti
Independence day date May 26 January 1
Land border length 2,462 km
Ranked 76th. 7 times more than Haiti
360 km
Ranked 144th.
National anthems Dear Land of Guyana, of Rivers and Plains La Dessalinienne ( Song of Dessalines )
Neighboring countries and territories Barbados (M) Brazil (L) Suriname Trinidad and Tobago (M) Venezuela Bahamas (M) Colombia (M) Cuba (M) Dominican Republic Jamaica (M) Navassa Island ( United States ) (M) Turks and Caicos Islands ( United Kingdom ) (M)
Number of maritime boundary neighbours 4
Ranked 26th.
7
Ranked 8th. 75% more than Guyana
Overview <p>Guyana boasts a remarkably rich ecology, but also has one of South America&#039;s poorest economies.</p> <p>Tropical rainforests - filled with distinctive plants and trees, teeming with exotic birds, insects and mammals - are a big draw for eco-tourists.</p> <p>But political troubles, ethnic tension and economic mismanagement have left the former British colony with serious economic problems.</p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19546909">Full Article</a> <p>Haiti became the world&#039;s first black-led republic and the first independent Caribbean state when it threw off French colonial control and slavery in the early 19th century.</p> <p>But chronic instability, dictatorships and natural disasters have left it as the poorest nation in the Americas. </p> <p>UN peacekeepers were deployed in 2004 to restore order after an uprising, and more than 10,000 uniformed personnel remain on the ground. The mission has drawn controversy, including allegations of excessive force.</p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19548810">Full Article</a>

SOURCES: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states; Wikipedia: List of national independence days (List); Wikipedia: List of countries and territories by land borders (Land borders) (Note: land border lengths will vary depending on the scale by which they are measured, and therefore these figures without a source accompanied by an explanation of how they were measured and at what scale makes comparisons impossible; for more information see coastline paradox .); Wikipedia: List of national anthems (Anthems of United Nations member states) ("List of Member States" . United Nations . Retrieved 2011-07-21 .); Wikipedia: List of countries and territories by land and maritime borders; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014

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