Guinea
République de Guinée

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LOCAL FACTS  Return to Top
Geography, demographics, economy, history, and government (see also Research)
Form of government:
Population: 7,538,953 (26% urban)
Total area: 245,857sq. km
Languages: French (official)
Religions: Islam (85%)
Per capita GDP: $1,180 p.a. (1998)
Exports: $695 m; alumina, bauxite, gold, coffee
Literacy: 35.9%
Life expectancy: 46.05 years (49.1f, 44.0m)
Sources
[CIA World Factbook] country data - Guinea
[U.S. State Department] [Bureau of African Affairs] country profile - Guinea
[Atlapedia Online] country data - Guinea
E-Conflict World Encyclopedia - Guinea - national anthem, flag, map, people, economy, geography, government, defence, news and weather
[Index on Africa] country page - Guinea
[Nation by Nation] country data - Guinea - facts, government, geography, history, human rights, people
[World Skip] country data - Guinea
 
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LOCAL DIRECTORIES  Return to Top
Portals, indexes, guides, searchers, phone directories
 
 
Executive, legislature, judiciary, ministries, departments, agencies, and commissions
Governments on the WWW - Guinea - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, etc
 
Human rights & civil liberties, humanitarian aid, political parties, activism, environment, and labour
European Union Development Programme - Guinea
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Office - Guinea
 
Education, health & public safety, religion, women, children & youth, and associations & societies
 
 
Ethnicity, language, the arts, history & heritage, performance, costume, and literature
 
 
Associations, competitions, leisure, and hobbies
 
 
Guides & advice, accommodation, attractions, transport, agents, and organisers
Guinea Travel Facts (NewAfrica.com)
Ok Raids Agence de Voyage - West African travel specialists
Hotel and Accommodation Directory - Guinea
 
Statistics, government, economy, geography, demography, and society
Essential data:
[CIA World Factbook] country data - Guinea
Social development:
[World Bank] country brief - Guinea
[OneWorld.net] country database - Guinea - news articles selected from around the world
[IRINnews.org] news archive - Guinea - news articles from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
[UNICEF] children's health & education staistics - Guinea
[Africa Confidential] news articles on Guinea
[Norwegian Refugee Council] Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) database - Guinea
[U.S. Refugee Committee] World Refugee Survey country report - Guinea
Human rights:
[Amnesty International] Report 2001 - Guinea
[International Lesbian and Gay Association] [Country Survey - Guinea] - information for those working to promote lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) rights
Governance:
Governments on the WWW - Guinea - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, etc
[Political Resources] - Guinea
[CIA Library] [Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members] - Guinea
[World Audit.org] national statistics and reports - Guinea - national statistics and reports from Freedom House, Transparency International, Amnesty International, the International Commission of Jurists and others
[ElectionWorld.org] election results in Guinea
 
Newspapers & magazines, journals, television & radio, publishing, and entertainment
Missionary News Agency - Guinea
 
Resourcing, manufacturing, distribution, trade, and regulation of goods and services
 
 
Banking, investment, insurance, stockmarkets, and market regulation