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Long Form: Republic of Guinea |
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Capital: Conakry |
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Languages: French (official); note – each ethnic group has its own language |
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Currency: Guinean franc (GNF) |
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Population: 10.3m |
Life Expectancy: 57.6 years |
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Religion: Muslim 85%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 7% |
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Area: 245,857 sq km |
Coastline: 320 km |
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Bordering Countries: Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone |
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GDP (Nominal)*: $4.1 billion |
GDP (PPP)*: $10.4 billion |
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Time Zone: GMT +0 |
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International Dialling Code: +224 |
Internet Code: .gn |
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Government Revenue: $578.8 million |
Government Expenditure: $789.4 million |
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Expenditure on Education: 1.7% of GDP |
Literacy Rate: 29.5% |
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Political Structure: Unicameral People’s National Assembly (114 seats). President elected by popular vote for a seven-year term (no term limits). Council of Ministers appointed by the President. |
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Agriculture: Rice, coffee, pineapples, palm kernels, cassava, bananas, sweet potatoes, cattle, sheep, goats, timber. Agriculture employs 80% of the nation’s labour force. Land, water, and climatic conditions provide opportunities for large-scale irrigated farming and agro-industry. |
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Natural Resources: Bauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium, hydropower, fish, salt |
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Key Industries: Bauxite, gold, diamonds, iron, alumina refining, light manufacturing, and agricultural processing |
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Exports: $1.18 billion |
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Imports: $1.236 billion |
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* Source World Bank 2009 |
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