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Guinea

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Background :

Guinea has had a history of authoritarian rule since gaining its independence from France in 1958. Lansana CONTE came to power in 1984 when the military seized the government after the death of the first president, Sekou TOURE. Guinea did not hold democratic elections until 1993 when Gen. CONTE (head of the military government) was elected president of the civilian government. He was reelected in 1998 and again in 2003, though all the polls were marred by irregularities. History repeated itself in December 2008 when following President CONTE's death, Capt. Moussa Dadis CAMARA led a military coup, seizing power and suspending the constitution. His unwillingness to yield to domestic and international pressure to step down led to heightened political tensions that culminated in September 2009 when presidential guards opened fire on an opposition rally killing more than 150 people, and in early December 2009 when CAMARA was wounded in an assassination attempt and evacuated to Morocco and subsequently to Burkina Faso. A transitional government has been installed. 

Location :

Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

11 00 N, 10 00 W  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West -14.93
North 12.68
East -7.64
South 7.19

Area :

total 245 857 square km
land 245 717 square km
water 140 square km

Land boundaries :

total 3 399 km
Cote d'Ivoire 610 km
Guinea-Bissau (gw) 386 km
Liberia (lr) 563 km
Mali (ml) 858 km
Senegal (sn) 330 km
Sierra Leone (sl) 652 km

Coastline :

320.00 km

Climate :

generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds 

Terrain :

generally flat coastal plain, hilly to mountainous interior 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 0 metres
highest point 1 752 metres

Natural resources :

bauxite diamonds
fish gold
hydropower iron ore
salt uranium

Land use :

arable land 4.47 %
permanent crops 2.64 %
other 92.89 %

Irrigated land :

950 square km

Natural hazards :

harmattan haze

current issues :

deforestation; inadequate supplies of potable water; desertification; soil contamination and erosion; overfishing, overpopulation in forest region; poor mining practices have led to environmental damage 

international agreements :

Biodiversity Climate Change
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Desertification
Endangered Species Hazardous Wastes
Law of the Sea Ozone Layer Protection
Ship Pollution Wetlands
Whaling

Population :

10 057 975 

Indicators :

Growth rate 2.57 %
Birth rate 37.52 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 5.20 children born/woman
Death rate 11.00 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate -0.80 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 42.80 %
15-64 years 53.70 %
65 years and over 3.50 %

Median age :

total 18.50 years
male 18.20 years
female 18.70 years

Sex ratio :

at birth 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years 1.00 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.78 male(s)/female
total population 1.00 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 65.22 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 57.09 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 55.63 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 58.60 years
HIV-AIDS adult prevalence rate 1.60 %
HIV-AIDS people living with HIV-AIDS 87 000
HIV-AIDS deaths 4 500

Religions :

Muslim 85.00 %
Christian 8.00 %
indigenous beliefs 7.00 %

Languages :

French  

Literacy :

total population 29.50 %
male 42.60 %
female 18.10 %

Country name :

conventional long form Republic of Guinea
conventional short form Guinea
local long form Republique de Guinee
local short form Guinee
former French Guinea

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 GN
ISO Numeric 324
ISO3 GIN
FIPS GV
ccTLD gn
English Guinea

Administrative divisions :

33 prefectures and 1 special zone (zone special)*; Beyla, Boffa, Boke, Conakry*, Coyah, Dabola, Dalaba, Dinguiraye, Dubreka, Faranah, Forecariah, Fria, Gaoual, Gueckedou, Kankan, Kerouane, Kindia, Kissidougou, Koubia, Koundara, Kouroussa, Labe, Lelouma, Lola, Macenta, Mali, Mamou, Mandiana, Nzerekore, Pita, Siguiri, Telimele, Tougue, Yomou 

Capital :

name Conakry
geographic coordinates 9 33 N, 13 42 W
time difference 0.00

International organization participation :

ACP AU (suspended)
AfDB ECOWAS (suspended)
FAO G-77
IBRD ICAO
ICCt ICRM
IDA IDB
IFAD IFC
IFRCS ILO
IMF IMO
IOC IOM
ISO (correspondent) ITSO
ITU ITUC
Interpol MIGA
MINURSO NAM
OIC OIF
OPCW UN
UNCTAD UNESCO
UNHCR UNIDO
UNMIS UNOCI
UNWTO UPU
WCO WFTU
WHO WIPO
WMO WTO

Independence :

1958-10-02 

National holiday :

Independence Day

1958-10-02

Executive branch :

Prime Minister Government Jean-Marie DORE

Legislative branch :

PUP 61.60 %
UPR 26.60 %
other 11.80 %

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 10 640 000 000 $
Official Exchange Rate 4 436 000 000
RGR - Real Growth rate -1.00 %
PPP - per capita 1 100 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 23.80 %
industry 37.90 %
services 38.30 %

Labor force - by occupation :

agriculture 76.00 %
services 24.00 %

Other Indicators :

Labor force 4 392 000 people
Population below poverty line 47.00 %
Distribution of family income - Gini index 38.10
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 9.00 %
Investment (gross fixed) 12.60 % of GDP
Current account balance - 502 000 000 $
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 53 000 000 $
Debt external 3 072 000 000 $
Military expenditures 1.70 % of GDP

Household income or consumption by percentage share :

lowest 10% 1.90 %
highest 10% 41.00 %

Budget :

revenues 632 600 000 $
expenditures 703 400 000 $

Agriculture - products :

bananas cassava
cattle coffee
goats palm kernels
pineapples rice
sheep sweet potatoes
timber

Industries :

agricultural processing alumina refining
bauxite diamonds
gold iron
light manufacturing

Energy :

Electricity Production 850 000 000 kWh
Electricity Consumption 790 500 000 kWh
Oil Consumption 9 000 bbl/day
Oil Imports 8 674 bbl/day

Value :

965 000 000 $

Commodities :

agricultural products alumina
bauxite coffee
diamonds fish
gold

Value :

1 122 000 000 $

Commodities :

grain and other foodstuffs machinery
metals petroleum products
textiles transportation equipment

Currency-name :

Guinean franc 

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 50 000
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 2 600 000
FM Radio broadcast stations 5
Television broadcast stations 6
Internet Country code (ccTLD) gn
Internet Hosts 14
Internet Users 90 000

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 5
Roadways - total 44 348 km
Roadways - paved 4 342 km
Roadways - unpaved 40 006 km
Railways 1 185 km
Waterways 1 300 km

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