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• The Prime Minister of India met the President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, on the sidelines of the 17th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas in Indore, Madhya Pradesh on 9th January 2023.
  • President Irfaan Ali is the Chief Guest at the Pravasi Bhartiya Divas.
• They discussed several issues including cooperation in energy, infrastructure development, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, technology and innovation, and defence cooperation.

Guyana:

• Guyana is officially known as the Cooperative Republic of Guyana.
• The country is bordered by;
  • The Atlantic Ocean in the North.
  • Brazil in the South and Southwest.
  • Venezuela in the West.
  • Suriname in the East.
• it is one of the least densely populated countries on Earth.
• It has a wide variety of natural habitats and very high biodiversity. It has one of the highest levels of biodiversity in the world.
• Nearly 41% of the population lives below the poverty line.
• The country’s population is racially and ethnically heterogeneous, with ethnic groups originating from India, Africa, Europe and China, as well as indigenous or aboriginal peoples.
• It is the only South American nation in which English is the official language.
• The main economic activities are agriculture, bauxite and gold mining, timber, shrimp fishing and minerals.
• The economy has been transformed by the discovery of crude oil in 2015 and commercial drilling in 2019.

https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1889778