With 83,000 square miles, the Co-operative Republic of Guyana is one of the smallest countries in South America. Guyana, considered culturally to be part of the Caribbean, is a rich and diverse nation on the Atlantic coast that is bordered by Suriname, Venezuela, and Brazil. Traditionally, Guyana’s economy has been chiefly driven by exports of natural resources such as sugarcane, rice, and reserves of gold and bauxite. Today, the country’s natural resources include oil. In addition to new-found oil, Guyana is attempting to diversify its economy with ecotourism, value-added agriculture and non-traditional exports, and business process and IT outsourcing, among other areas of focus. Guyana’s main export partners, in order of export volume, are Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Trinidad and Tobago, and Jamaica.