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Guinea |
Capital: Conakry
Languages: French (official); note - each ethnic group has its own language
Currency: Guinean franc (GNF)
Background: Guinea got its independence from France in 1958. Guinea possesses major mineral, hydropower, and agricultural resources, yet remains a poor underdeveloped nation. The agricultural sector employs 80% of the work force. Guinea possesses over 25% of the world's bauxite reserves and is the second largest bauxite producer. The mining sector accounted for about 75% of exports in 1998.
PEOPLE
Population: 9,947,814 (July 2007 est.); 10,324,025 (July 2010 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
2007
Total Population: 49.65 years
Male: 48.5 years
Female: 50.84 years (2007 est.)
2010
Total population: 57.6 years
Male: 56.13 years
Female: 59.12 years (2010 est.)
Age structure:
2007
0-14 years: 44.3% (male 2,226,414/female 2,183,153)
15-64 years: 52.5% (male 2,611,833/female 2,610,773)
65 years and over: 3.2% (male 138,392/female 177,249) (2007 est.)
2010
0-14 years: 42.8% (male 2,175,852/female 2,128,518)
15-64 years: 53.7% (male 2,701,184/female 2,704,161)
65 years and over: 3.5% (male 153,053/female 195,207) (2010 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.62% (2007 est.); 2.649% (2010 est.)
Population below poverty line: 47% (2006 est.)
HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate: 1.5% (2006 est.); 1.6% (2007 est.)
People living with HIV/AIDS: 85,000 (2006 est.); 87,000 (2007 est.)
Literacy - definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total Population: 29.5%
Male: 42.6%
Female: 18.1% (2003 est.)
Refugees and Internally Displaced People:
Refugees (country of origin): 54,810 (Liberia), 5,423 (Sierra Leone), 3,900 (Cote d'Ivoire)
(2006)
Refugees (country of origin): 21,856 (Liberia); 5,259 (Sierra Leone); 3,900 (Cote d'Ivoire) (2007)
IDPs: 19,000 (cross-border incursions from Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone) (2006)
IDPs: 19,000 (cross-border incursions from Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone) (2007)
ECONOMY
Unemployment rate: N/A
Labour force by Occupation: agriculture: 76%; industry and services: 24% (2006 est.)
Agricultural Products: rice, coffee, pineapples, palm kernels, cassava (tapioca), bananas, sweet potatoes; cattle, sheep, goats; timber
Industries: bauxite, gold, diamonds, iron; alumina refining; light manufacturing, and agricultural processing
Exports - Commodities: bauxite, alumina, gold, diamonds, coffee, fish, agricultural products
Exports - Partners:
Russia 11.7%, Ukraine 9.6%, South Korea 8.9%, Spain 8.1%, France 7.8%, US 7.8%, Germany 5.4%, Ireland 5.1% (2006)
India 19.68%, Spain 13.18%, Russia 7.24%, Germany 6.86%, Ireland 5.87%, US 5.71%, Ukraine 5.6% (2009)
Imports - Commodities: petroleum products, metals, machinery, transport equipment, textiles, grain and other foodstuffs
Imports - Partners:
China 8.6%, France 8.1%, Netherlands 4.8%, Belgium 4.4% (2006)
China 8.67%, Netherlands 6.67%, France 4.33%, UK 4.22% (2009)
ENVIRONMENT
Environment - 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
Natural hazards: hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season
Source: CIA World Factbook
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