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 | GUINEAgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Guinée |
| country code ISO: GN //; - FIPS: GV |
| location: West Africa |
| time zone: +0 UT |
| surface (land) area: 245860 sq.km = 94927 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 13° N / South: 7° N / East: 8° W/ West: 15° W |
| borders (land): Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Mali, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
| borders (coastline): Atlantic Ocean |
| climate: tropical |
| Government |
| independent since: 1958-10-02 |
| type of government: republic |
| capital: Conakry |
| administrative division: région (33) |
| Population |
| population according to the latest census (1996): 7164,823 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 7415,000; or: 7466,200 // -; 2001: 7497,000; or: 7613,870 |
| population density: 30 per sq.km = 78 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 3% //; - doubling time: 27 years |
| birth rate: 40 - 51 per 1000 |
| death rate: 18 - 20 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 7 children per female |
| maternal mortality: 37 per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 134 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 46 years (male: 43; female: 48) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 47% //; - 15-59 years: 49% //; - 60+ years: 4% |
| urbanisation: 33% //; - urbanisation growth: 6% |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 80% |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Fulani [Peuhl, Fulbe] 39%; Malinké 23 - 30%; Susu [Soussou] 11 - 20%; Kissi 7%; Guerze Kpelle 5% |
| languages: French (official); Susu, Malinké and other Sudanese tribal dialects |
| religious affiliation: Muslim 72-85%; traditional beliefs 7 - 20%; Christian 8 - 10% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: 2315 calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 48 - 62% |
| people per physician: 46000 |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 34% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 15% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 5% |
| adult literacy: 24% (male: %; female: %) [later total figure found: 36%] |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Guinean franc = 100 cauris |
| annual inflation rate: 5% |
| population below poverty line: 40% |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 550 per capita |
| GNI USD 450 per capita //; - [ppp: 1930] |
| GDP growth: 1,7% |
| income: USD 450 per capita |
| import: USD 687 per capita //; - export: USD 626 per capita |
| trade: USD 160 per capita //; - or 40% of GDP |
| trade partners: EU US |
| human development index: 0,397 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 150 |
| female labour force: 47% |
| unemployment: % |
| tourism: 0,03 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 3% //; - grass land: 25% //; - wooded area: 59% //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: 78% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 29% |
| agricultural products: bananas, coffee, pineapples, rice, palm kernels, cassava |
| livestock (million): cattle: 2,7 / goats: 1 / pigs: 0,1 / poultry: 12 / sheep: 0,9 |
| fish catch: 87314 - 102589 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 10% //; - part of industry in GDP: 35% |
| industrial products: aluminiumoxide, light manufacturing, agricultural processing |
| mining products: bauxite, diamonds, gold, iron |
| CO2 emission per capita: 0,2 |
| services: labour force: 21% //; - part of services in GDP: 36% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 85 |
| electricity use (per capita): |
| annual water use (per capita): 140 |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 30500 km //; - of which paved: 16% //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: 2 per 1000 |
| railways: 662; or: 1038 km //; - railways passenger/km: 42 |
| navigable inland waterways: 1295 km |
| ownership telephone: 1,6 - 6 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 35 - 49 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 10 - 76 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 86300 |
| personal computers: 0,2 - 3 per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Monts Nimba 1752 m, Massif du Tamqué 1583, Kavendu 1421, Oualla 1045 |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): none, or: unknown |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): none, or: unknown |
| lakes (deepest): none, or: unknown |
| rivers: Niger and some tributaries, Konkouré, Kolenté, Bafing, Fatala, Tinguilinta, Gambia |
| canals: none, or: unknown |
| waterfalls: none, or: unknown |
| caves: longest system: none, or: unknown / deepest: |
| islands: Îles Tristao, Îles de Los |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the provinces
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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