| BACKGROUND |
| Official Name of the Country |
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| National Anthem |
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| National Day |
2 October |
| Capital City |
Conakry |
| Other Major Cities |
N’zérékoré, Kindia, Kankan, Labe |
| Official Language(s) |
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| GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE |
| Location and Geographic Coordinates |
| (11 00 N, 10 00 W) Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone |
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| Total Area |
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| Total Land Area |
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| Total Water Area |
140 km² |
| Land Boundaries |
4,046 km |
| Border Countries |
6 border countries: Côte d’Ivoire (816 km); Guinea-Bissau (421 km); Liberia (590 km); Mali (1,062 km); Senegal (363 km); Sierra Leone (794 km) |
| Coastline |
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| Climate and Weather |
The coastal region and much of the inland area have a tropical climate with a long rainy season of six months, a relatively high and uniform annual temperature, and high humidity. Conakry’s year-round average high is 29° C and the low is 23° C; its average rainfall is 430 cm per year. April is the hottest month; July and August are the wettest. Rainfall in the Futa Jallon is much less and more irregular, and temperatures are lower; moreover, the daily temperature range is much greater, especially during the dry season. |
| SOCIETY AND DEMOGRAPHICS |
| Nationality |
Guinean |
| Human Development Index |
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| Human Development Index Rank |
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| Population, Total |
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| Growth Rate of Population, Annual |
2.36 Percent (2023) |
| Total Fertility Rate |
4.22 Births per Woman (2023) |
| Population Density, per km2 |
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| Adult Literacy Rate |
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| ECONOMY AND SECTORS |
| Rate of Exchange, per USD, End of Period |
| 9990 National Currency Units (2020) |
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| GDP, Current Prices |
| 20,846,303,340 USD (2022) |
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| GDP per Capita (Current Prices) |
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| Government Expenditure on Education, % of GDP |
1.99 Percent (2022) |
| Current Health Expenditure, % of GDP |
3.76 Percent (2021) |
| Unemployment Rate, Ages 15+, Both Sexes |
5.34 Percent (2024) |
| Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Inward Flows (Current Prices in Millions) |
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| ODA: Total, Net (Current Prices in Millions) |
500 USD (2022) |
| Merchandise Exports |
6,093,021,220 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Export Partners |
India, China, UAE, Switzerland, Spain |
| Merchandise Imports |
5,048,531,476 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Import Partners |
China, India, Netherlands, Belgium, UAE |
| Intra-OIC Merchandise Exports |
721,992,485 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Export Partners (in the OIC) |
UAE, Indonesia, Türkiye, Malaysia, Mali |
| Intra-OIC Merchandise Imports |
912,783,710 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Import Partners (in the OIC) |
UAE, Türkiye, Morocco, Lebanon, Senegal |
| Natural Resources |
Bauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium, hydropower, fish, salt |
| Main Agricultural Products |
Paddy rice; Fonio; Indigenous cattle meat; Cassava; Groundnuts with shell; Green maize |
| LOGISTIC |
| Time Zones |
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| Country Code |
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| Electricity |
220 V, C / F / K |
| Emergency Numbers |
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| Police |
122 |
| Ambulance |
1717 |
| Fire |
442-020 |
| LINK |
| Presidency |
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| Prime Ministry |
http://www.gouvernement.gov.gn |
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http://mbudget.gov.gn |
| Ministry of Commerce |
http://commerce.gov.gn |
| Ministry of Economy and Finance |
http://www.mef.gov.gn |
| Ministry of Health |
http://sante.gov.gn |
| Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research |
http://www.mesrs.gov.gn |
| Ministry of Information and Communication |
http://infocommunication.gov.gn |
| Ministry of Mines and Geology |
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| Ministry of National Education and Literacy |
http://mepu-a.gov.gn |
| Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Digital Economy |
http://mpten.gov.gn |
| Ministry of Technical Education, Vocational Training, Employment, & Labor |
http://metfpet.gov.gn |
| Ministry of Youth |
http://jeunesse.gov.gn |
| National Statistical Office |
http://www.stat-guinee.org |
| Central Bank / Monetary Authority |
http://www.bcrg-guinee.org/ |
| Development Assistance Agency |
N/A |
