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{
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"Introduction": {
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"Background": {
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"text": "Guinea is at a turning point after decades of authoritarian rule since gaining its independence from France in 1958. Guinea held its first free and competitive democratic presidential and legislative elections in 2010 and 2013 respectively. Alpha CONDE was elected to a five-year term as president in 2010, and the National Assembly was seated in January 2014. CONDE's cabinet is the first all-civilian government in Guinea. Previously, Sekou TOURE ruled the country as president from independence to his death in 1984. Lansana CONTE came to power in 1984 when the military seized the government after TOURE's death. Gen. CONTE organized and won presidential elections in 1993, 1998, and 2003, though all the polls were rigged. Upon CONTE's death in December 2008, Capt. Moussa Dadis CAMARA led a military coup, seizing power and suspending the constitution. His unwillingness to yield to domestic and international pressure to step down led to heightened political tensions that culminated in September 2009 when presidential guards opened fire on an opposition rally killing more than 150 people, and in early December 2009 when CAMARA was wounded in an assassination attempt and exiled to Burkina Faso. A transitional government led by Gen. Sekouba KONATE paved the way for Guinea's transition to a fledgling democracy."
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"text": "Guinea is at a turning point after decades of authoritarian rule since gaining its independence from France in 1958. Guinea held its first free and competitive democratic presidential and legislative elections in 2010 and 2013 respectively, and in October 2015 held a second consecutive presidential election. Alpha CONDE was reelected to a second five-year term as president in 2015, and the National Assembly was seated in January 2014. CONDE's first cabinet is the first all-civilian government in Guinea. Previously, Sekou TOURE ruled the country as president from independence to his death in 1984. Lansana CONTE came to power in 1984 when the military seized the government after TOURE's death. Gen. CONTE organized and won presidential elections in 1993, 1998, and 2003, though all the polls were rigged. Upon CONTE's death in December 2008, Capt. Moussa Dadis CAMARA led a military coup, seizing power and suspending the constitution. His unwillingness to yield to domestic and international pressure to step down led to heightened political tensions that culminated in September 2009 when presidential guards opened fire on an opposition rally killing more than 150 people, and in early December 2009 when CAMARA was wounded in an assassination attempt and exiled to Burkina Faso. A transitional government led by Gen. Sekouba KONATE paved the way for Guinea's transition to a fledgling democracy."
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}
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},
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"Geography": {
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"Terrain": {
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"text": "generally flat coastal plain, hilly to mountainous interior"
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},
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"Elevation extremes": {
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"lowest point": {
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"text": "Atlantic Ocean 0 m"
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"Elevation": {
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"mean elevation": {
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"text": "472 m"
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},
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"highest point": {
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"text": "Mont Nimba 1,752 m"
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"elevation extremes": {
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"text": "lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Mont Nimba 1,752 m"
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}
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},
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"Natural resources": {
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}
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},
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"Irrigated land": {
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"text": "949.2 sq km (2003)"
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},
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"Total renewable water resources": {
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"text": "226 cu km (2011)"
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},
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"Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)": {
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"total": {
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"text": "0.55 cu km/yr (39%/10%/51%)"
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},
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"per capita": {
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"text": "64.3 cu m/yr (2005)"
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}
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"text": "950 sq km (2012)"
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},
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"Natural hazards": {
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"text": "hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season"
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}
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},
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"People and Society": {
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"Population": {
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"text": "12,093,349 (July 2016 est.)"
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},
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"Nationality": {
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"noun": {
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"text": "Guinean(s)"
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}
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},
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"Ethnic groups": {
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"text": "Peuhl 40%, Malinke 30%, Soussou 20%, smaller ethnic groups 10%"
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"text": "Fulani (Peul) 33.9%, Malinke 31.1%, Soussou 19.1%, Guerze 6%, Kissi 4.7%, Toma 2.6%, other/no answer 2.7% (2012 est.)"
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},
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"Languages": {
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"text": "French (official)",
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}
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},
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"Religions": {
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"text": "Muslim 85%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 7%"
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"text": "Muslim 86.7%, Christian 8.9%, animist/other/none 4.4% (2012 est.)"
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},
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"Population": {
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"text": "11,780,162 (July 2015 est.)"
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"Demographic profile": {
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"text": "Guinea’s strong population growth is a result of declining mortality rates and sustained elevated fertility. The population growth rate was somewhat tempered in the 2000s because of a period of net outmigration. Although life expectancy and mortality rates have improved over the last two decades, the nearly universal practice of female genital cutting continues to contribute to high infant and maternal mortality rates. Guinea’s total fertility remains high at about 5 children per woman because of the ongoing preference for larger families, low contraceptive usage and availability, a lack of educational attainment and empowerment among women, and poverty. A lack of literacy and vocational training programs limit job prospects for youths, but even those with university degrees often have no option but to work in the informal sector. About 60% of the country’s large youth population is unemployed. Tensions and refugees have spilled over Guinea’s borders with Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Cote d’Ivoire. During the 1990s Guinea harbored as many as half a million refugees from Sierra Leone and Liberia, more refugees than any other African country for much of that decade. About half sought refuge in the volatile “Parrot’s Beak” region of southwest Guinea, a wedge of land jutting into Sierra Leone near the Liberian border. Many were relocated within Guinea in the early 2000s because the area suffered repeated cross-border attacks from various government and rebel forces, as well as anti-refugee violence. As of 2016, Guinea sheltered more than 7,000 Ivoirians."
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},
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"Age structure": {
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"0-14 years": {
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"text": "41.87% (male 2,491,593/female 2,440,933)"
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"text": "41.7% (male 2,547,037/female 2,495,495)"
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},
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"15-24 years": {
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"text": "19.6% (male 1,165,462/female 1,143,022)"
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"text": "19.67% (male 1,200,618/female 1,177,633)"
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},
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"25-54 years": {
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"text": "30.46% (male 1,799,050/female 1,789,062)"
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"text": "30.52% (male 1,851,200/female 1,839,952)"
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},
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"55-64 years": {
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"text": "4.45% (male 250,531/female 273,756)"
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"text": "4.46% (male 258,455/female 281,497)"
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},
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"65 years and over": {
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"text": "3.62% (male 188,469/female 238,284) (2015 est.)"
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},
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"population pyramid": {
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"text": null
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"text": "3.65% (male 195,054/female 246,408) (2016 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Dependency ratios": {
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"text": "18.8 years"
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},
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"male": {
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"text": "18.5 years"
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"text": "18.6 years"
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},
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"female": {
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"text": "19 years (2015 est.)"
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"text": "19.1 years (2016 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Population growth rate": {
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"text": "2.63% (2015 est.)"
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"text": "2.62% (2016 est.)"
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},
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"Birth rate": {
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"text": "35.74 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
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"text": "35.4 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
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},
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"Death rate": {
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"text": "9.46 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
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"text": "9.2 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
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},
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"Net migration rate": {
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"text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
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"text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
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},
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"Urbanization": {
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"urban population": {
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"text": "0.79 male(s)/female"
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},
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"total population": {
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"text": "1 male(s)/female (2015 est.)"
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"text": "1 male(s)/female (2016 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Mother's mean age at first birth": {
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"text": "18.9",
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"note": {
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"text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Maternal mortality rate": {
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"Infant mortality rate": {
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"total": {
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"text": "53.43 deaths/1,000 live births"
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"text": "51.7 deaths/1,000 live births"
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},
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"male": {
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"text": "56.26 deaths/1,000 live births"
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"text": "54.4 deaths/1,000 live births"
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},
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"female": {
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"text": "50.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.)"
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"text": "48.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Life expectancy at birth": {
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"total population": {
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"text": "60.08 years"
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"text": "60.6 years"
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},
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"male": {
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"text": "58.55 years"
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"text": "59 years"
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},
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"female": {
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"text": "61.66 years (2015 est.)"
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"text": "62.2 years (2016 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Total fertility rate": {
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"text": "4.88 children born/woman (2015 est.)"
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"text": "4.82 children born/woman (2016 est.)"
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},
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"Contraceptive prevalence rate": {
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"text": "5.6% (2012)"
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},
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"Health expenditures": {
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"text": "4.7% of GDP (2013)"
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"text": "5.6% of GDP (2014)"
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},
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"Physicians density": {
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"text": "0.1 physicians/1,000 population (2005)"
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},
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"HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": {
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"text": "1.55% (2014)"
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"text": "1.56% (2015 est.)"
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},
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"HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": {
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"text": "118,000 (2014 est.)"
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"text": "116,800 (2015 est.)"
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},
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"HIV/AIDS - deaths": {
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"text": "3,800 (2014 est.)"
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"text": "4,600 (2015 est.)"
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"Major infectious diseases": {
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"degree of risk": {
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"animal contact disease": {
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"text": "rabies (2013)"
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"Obesity - adult prevalence rate": {
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"text": "18.7% (2012)"
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"Education expenditures": {
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"text": "2.5% of GDP (2012)"
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"text": "3.5% of GDP (2013)"
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"Literacy": {
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"text": "10 years"
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"female": {
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"text": "7 years (2011)"
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"Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": {
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"total": {
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"male": {
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"former": {
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"text": "French Guinea"
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"note": {
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"text": "the country is named after the Guinea region of West Africa that lies along the Gulf of Guinea and stretches north to the Sahel"
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"Government type": {
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"Capital": {
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"Constitution": {
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"text": "previous 1958, 1990; latest promulgated 19 April 2010, approved 7 May 2010 (2015)"
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"text": "previous 1958, 1990; latest promulgated 19 April 2010, approved 7 May 2010 (2016)"
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"Legal system": {
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"International law organization participation": {
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"Citizenship": {
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"text": "no"
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"citizenship by descent only": {
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"text": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Guinea"
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"text": "no"
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"residency requirement for naturalization": {
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"text": "na"
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"text": "18 years of age; universal"
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"text": "President Alpha CONDE (since 21 December 2010)"
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"head of government": {
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"text": "Prime Minister Mohamed Said FOFANA (since 24 December 2010)"
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"text": "Prime Minister Mamady YOULA (since 26 December 2015); Prime Minister Mohamed Said FOFANA (since 24 December 2010) resigned 12/23/15"
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"election results": {
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"text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - RPG 53, UFDG 37, UFR 10, PEDN 2, UPG 2, other parties 12"
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"text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - RPG 53, UFDG 37, UFR 10, PEDN 2, UPG 2, other parties 10"
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"text": "Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (organized into Administrative Chamber and Civil, Penal, and Social Chamber; court consists of the first president, 2 chamber presidents, at least 4 councillors, the solicitor general and NA deputies); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 members)"
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"judge selection and term of office": {
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"text": "Supreme Court first president appointed by the national president after consultation with the National Assembly; other members appointed by presidential decree; member tenure NA; Constitutional Court member appointments - 2 by the National Assembly and the president of the republic, 3 experienced judges designated by their peers, 1 experienced lawyer, 1 university professor with expertise in public law designated by peers, and 2 experienced representatives of the Independent National Institution of Human Rights; members serve single 9-year terms"
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"text": "Supreme Court first president appointed by the national president after consultation with the National Assembly; other members appointed by presidential decree; members serve until age 65; Constitutional Court member appointments - 2 by the National Assembly and the president of the republic, 3 experienced judges designated by their peers, 1 experienced lawyer, 1 university professor with expertise in public law designated by peers, and 2 experienced representatives of the Independent National Institution of Human Rights; members serve single 9-year terms"
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"text": "includes Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel; courts of first instance or Tribunal de Premiere Instance; High Court of Justice or Cour d'Assises; labor court; military tribunal; justices of the peace; specialized courts"
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"text": "National Party for Hope and Development or PEDN [Lansana KOUYATE] ++ Rally for the Guinean People or RPG [Alpha CONDE] ++ Union for the Progress of Guinea or UPG [Jean Marie DORE] ++ Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea or UFDG [Cellou Dalein DIALLO] ++ Union of Republican Forces or UFR [Sidya TOURE]",
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"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
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"chief of mission": {
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"text": "Ambassador Alexander Mark LASKARIS (since 28 September 2012)"
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"text": "Ambassador Dennis B. HANKINS (since December 2015)"
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"embassy": {
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"text": "Koloma, Conakry, east of Hamdallaye Circle"
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"mailing address": {
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"text": "B. P. 603, Transversale No. 2, Centre Administratif de Koloma, Commune de Ratoma, Conakry"
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"text": "P.O. Box 603, Transversale No. 2, Centre Administratif de Koloma, Commune de Ratoma, Conakry"
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"telephone": {
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"text": "[224] 655-10-40-00"
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"text": "[224] 655-10-42-97"
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"text": "Guinea is a poor country of approximately 11.7 million people that possesses the world's largest reserves of bauxite and world’s largest untapped high-grade iron ore reserves (Simandou), as well as gold and diamonds. In addition, Guinea has fertile soil, ample rainfall, and is the source of several West African rivers, including the Senegal, Niger, and Gambia. Guinea's hydro potential is enormous and the country could be a major exporter of electricity. The country also has tremendous agriculture potential. Gold, bauxite, and diamonds are Guinea’s main mineral exports. Following the death of long-term President Lansana CONTE in 2008 and the coup that followed, international donors, including the G-8, the IMF, and the World Bank, significantly curtailed their development programs in Guinea. However, the IMF approved a new 3-year Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement in 2012, following the December 2010 presidential elections. In September 2012, Guinea achieved Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) completion point status. Future access to international assistance and investment will depend on the government’s ability to be transparent, combat corruption, reform its banking system, improve its business environment, and build infrastructure. In April 2013, the government amended its mining code to reduce taxes and royalties. In September 2013, legislative elections were held and the National Assembly was seated in January 2014. In 2014, Guinea also complied with requirements of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative by publishing its mining contracts and was found to be compliant. International investors have shown interest in Guinea's unexplored mineral reserves, which have the potential to propel Guinea's future growth. ++ The biggest threats to Guinea’s economy are political instability, the continuation of the Ebola epidemic, and low international commodity prices. Rising international donor support and reduced government investment spending will lessen fiscal strains created by the Ebola epidemic, but economic recovery will be a long process while the government continues to fight the disease. As of March 2015, Guinea had approximately 3,200 confirmed and suspected cases of Ebola with over 2,100 deaths (65.6% mortality rate). The economic toll of Ebola on the Guinean economy is considerable. Ebola stalled promising economic growth in 2014 and unless the epidemic ends in 2015, the economy will continue to stagnate. Normal economic growth has not returned and several projects have stalled, such as offshore oil exploration and the giant Simandou iron ore project. Promising reductions in Ebola cases in the first half of 2015 could see Guinea turn the corner on the disease and have Ebola eradicated later in the year. The 240 Megawatt Kaleta Dam is expected to be commissioned in late June or early July 2015 and President Alpha CONDE’s administration has stated that Conakry will have full time electricity once Kaleta comes online. Currently the capital only receives six to eight hours of electricity per day. Although the recent political stability has brought renewed interest in Guinea from the private sector, an enduring legacy of corruption, inefficiency, and lack of government transparency, combined with fears of Ebola, continue to undermine Guinea's economic viability. ++ Successive governments have failed to address the country's crumbling infrastructure, which is needed for economic development. Guinea suffers from chronic electricity shortages; poor roads, rail lines and bridges; and a lack of access to clean water continue to plague economic development. Presidential elections are scheduled for October 2015 and investors are cautiously awaiting the outcome. Guinea is a new democracy and past election violence as well as Ebola may keep investors on the sideline until 2016. The Guinean government, led by President CONDE, is working to create an economy to attract foreign investment and hopes to have greater participation from western countries/firms in Guinea's economic development."
|
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"text": "Guinea is a poor country of approximately 11.7 million people that possesses the world's largest reserves of bauxite and largest untapped high-grade iron ore reserves (Simandou), as well as gold and diamonds. In addition, Guinea has fertile soil, ample rainfall, and is the source of several West African rivers, including the Senegal, Niger, and Gambia. Guinea's hydro potential is enormous and the country could be a major exporter of electricity. The country also has tremendous agriculture potential. Gold, bauxite, and diamonds are Guinea’s main mineral exports. International investors have shown interest in Guinea's unexplored mineral reserves, which have the potential to propel Guinea's future growth. ++ ++ Following the death of long-term President Lansana CONTE in 2008 and the coup that followed, international donors, including the G-8, the IMF, and the World Bank, significantly curtailed their development programs in Guinea. However, the IMF approved a new 3-year Extended Credit Facility arrangement in 2012, following the December 2010 presidential elections. In September 2012, Guinea achieved Heavily Indebted Poor Countries completion point status. Future access to international assistance and investment will depend on the government’s ability to be transparent, combat corruption, reform its banking system, improve its business environment, and build infrastructure. In April 2013, the government amended its mining code to reduce taxes and royalties. In 2014, Guinea also complied with requirements of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative by publishing its mining contracts and was found to be compliant. ++ ++ The biggest threats to Guinea’s economy are political instability, a reintroduction on of the Ebola virus epidemic, and low international commodity prices. Rising international donor support and reduced government investment spending will lessen fiscal strains created by the Ebola virus epidemic, but economic recovery will be a long process while the government continues efforts to prevent an outbreak of the disease. The economic toll of Ebola virus epidemic on the Guinean economy is considerable. Ebola stalled promising economic growth in 2014-15, and the economy will continue to stagnate in 2016. Several projects have stalled, such as offshore oil exploration and the giant Simandou iron ore project. The 240 megawatt Kaleta Dam, which was inaugurated in September 2015, has expanded access to electricity for residents of Conakry. Although the recent political stability has brought renewed interest in Guinea from the private sector, an enduring legacy of corruption, inefficiency, and lack of government transparency, combined with fears of Ebola virus, continue to undermine Guinea's economic viability. ++ ++ Successive governments have failed to address the country's crumbling infrastructure, which is needed for economic development. Guinea suffers from chronic electricity shortages; poor roads, rail lines and bridges; and a lack of access to clean water - all of which continue to plague economic development. The present government, led by President Alpha CONDE, is working to create an economy to attract foreign investment and hopes to have greater participation from western countries and firms in Guinea's economic development."
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},
|
||||
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
|
||||
"text": "$15.13 billion (2014 est.) ++ $14.97 billion (2013 est.) ++ $14.63 billion (2012 est.)",
|
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"text": "$15.29 billion (2015 est.) ++ $15.27 billion (2014 est.) ++ $15.1 billion (2013 est.)",
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"note": {
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"text": "data are in 2014 US dollars"
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"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
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}
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},
|
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"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
|
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"text": "$6.707 billion (2014 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "$6.852 billion (2015 est.)"
|
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},
|
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"GDP - real growth rate": {
|
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"text": "1.1% (2014 est.) ++ 2.3% (2013 est.) ++ 3.8% (2012 est.)"
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"text": "0.1% (2015 est.) ++ 1.1% (2014 est.) ++ 2.3% (2013 est.)"
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},
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"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
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"text": "$1,300 (2014 est.) ++ $1,200 (2013 est.) ++ $1,200 (2012 est.)",
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"text": "$1,200 (2015 est.) ++ $1,300 (2014 est.) ++ $1,300 (2013 est.)",
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"note": {
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"text": "data are in 2014 US dollars"
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"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
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}
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},
|
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"Gross national saving": {
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"text": "-14.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ -3.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ -4% of GDP (2012 est.)"
|
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"text": "-8.5% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ -8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 3.5% of GDP (2013 est.)"
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},
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"GDP - composition, by end use": {
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"household consumption": {
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"text": "102.3%"
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"text": "96.1%"
|
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},
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"government consumption": {
|
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"text": "9.1%"
|
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},
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"investment in fixed capital": {
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"text": "14%"
|
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"text": "13.2%"
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},
|
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"investment in inventories": {
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"text": "0%"
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"text": "-0.1%"
|
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},
|
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"exports of goods and services": {
|
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"text": "27.6%"
|
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"text": "23.8%"
|
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},
|
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"imports of goods and services": {
|
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"text": "-53% ++ (2014 est.)"
|
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"text": "-42.1% (2015 est.)"
|
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}
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},
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"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
|
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"agriculture": {
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"text": "20.1%"
|
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"text": "19.5%"
|
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},
|
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"industry": {
|
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"text": "37.6%"
|
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"text": "36.8%"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"services": {
|
||||
"text": "42.3% (2014 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "43.8% (2015 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
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},
|
||||
"Agriculture - products": {
|
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|
@ -569,10 +592,10 @@
|
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"text": "bauxite, gold, diamonds, iron ore; light manufacturing, agricultural processing"
|
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},
|
||||
"Industrial production growth rate": {
|
||||
"text": "1.4% (2014 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "-2% (2015 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Labor force": {
|
||||
"text": "5.082 million (2014 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "5.199 million (2015 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Labor force - by occupation": {
|
||||
"agriculture": {
|
||||
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@ -601,77 +624,91 @@
|
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},
|
||||
"Budget": {
|
||||
"revenues": {
|
||||
"text": "$1.704 billion"
|
||||
"text": "$1.302 billion"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"expenditures": {
|
||||
"text": "$1.992 billion (2014 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "$1.908 billion (2015 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Taxes and other revenues": {
|
||||
"text": "25.4% of GDP (2014 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "19.5% of GDP (2015 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
|
||||
"text": "-4.3% of GDP (2014 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "-9.1% of GDP (2015 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Fiscal year": {
|
||||
"text": "calendar year"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
|
||||
"text": "9.7% (2014 est.) ++ 11.9% (2013 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "8.2% (2015 est.) ++ 9.7% (2014 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Central bank discount rate": {
|
||||
"text": "NA% (31 December 2010) ++ 22.25% (31 December 2005)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
|
||||
"text": "23% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 26% (31 December 2013 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "23% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 23% (31 December 2014 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Stock of narrow money": {
|
||||
"text": "$1.84 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.825 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "$1.658 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.84 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Stock of broad money": {
|
||||
"text": "$2.199 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.02 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "$2.093 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.175 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Stock of domestic credit": {
|
||||
"text": "$2.226 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.995 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "$1.863 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.226 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
|
||||
"text": "$NA"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Current account balance": {
|
||||
"text": "-$1.626 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$1.48 billion (2013 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "-$1.281 billion (2015 est.) ++ -$1.175 billion (2014 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Exports": {
|
||||
"text": "$1.763 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.812 billion (2013 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "$1.611 billion (2015 est.) ++ $1.643 billion (2014 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Exports - commodities": {
|
||||
"text": "bauxite, gold, diamonds, coffee, fish, agricultural products"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Exports - partners": {
|
||||
"text": "South Korea 27%, India 20.9%, Spain 6.6%, Ireland 5.1%, Germany 4.4% (2014)"
|
||||
"text": "India 22.5%, Spain 8.2%, Ireland 7.3%, Germany 6.2%, Belgium 5.5%, Ukraine 5.3%, France 4.1% (2015)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Imports": {
|
||||
"text": "$2.175 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.162 billion (2013 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "$2.173 billion (2015 est.) ++ $2.225 billion (2014 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Imports - commodities": {
|
||||
"text": "petroleum products, metals, machinery, transport equipment, textiles, grain and other foodstuffs"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Imports - partners": {
|
||||
"text": "China 18.4%, Netherlands 6.6%, India 4.3% (2014)"
|
||||
"text": "China 20.4%, Netherlands 5.4%, India 4.4% (2015)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
|
||||
"text": "$302.4 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $182.5 million (31 December 2013 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "$233.5 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $302.4 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Debt - external": {
|
||||
"text": "$1.283 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.198 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "$1.329 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.407 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": {
|
||||
"text": "$67.3 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $67.3 million (31 December 2013 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "$67.3 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $67.3 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Exchange rates": {
|
||||
"text": "Guinean francs (GNF) per US dollar - ++ 7,014.1 (2014 est.) ++ 7,014.1 (2013 est.) ++ 6,986 (2012 est.) ++ 6,658 (2011 est.) ++ 5,726.1 (2010 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "Guinean francs (GNF) per US dollar - ++ 7,485.5 (2015 est.) ++ 7,014.1 (2014 est.) ++ 7,014.1 (2013 est.) ++ 6,986 (2012 est.) ++ 6,658 (2011 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Energy": {
|
||||
"Electricity access": {
|
||||
"population without electricity": {
|
||||
"text": "8,700,000"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"electrification - total population": {
|
||||
"text": "26%"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"electrification - urban areas": {
|
||||
"text": "53%"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"electrification - rural areas": {
|
||||
"text": "11% (2013)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Electricity - production": {
|
||||
"text": "971 million kWh (2012 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
|
|
@ -745,18 +782,18 @@
|
|||
"Communications": {
|
||||
"Telephones - fixed lines": {
|
||||
"total subscriptions": {
|
||||
"text": "0"
|
||||
"text": "18,000"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
|
||||
"text": "less than 1 (2014 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "less than 1 (July 2011 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Telephones - mobile cellular": {
|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "8.7 million"
|
||||
"text": "10.764 million"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
|
||||
"text": "76 (2014 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "91 (July 2015 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Telephone system": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -764,34 +801,31 @@
|
|||
"text": "inadequate system of open-wire lines, small radiotelephone communication stations, and new microwave radio relay system"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"domestic": {
|
||||
"text": "Conakry reasonably well-served; coverage elsewhere remains inadequate and large companies tend to rely on their own systems for nationwide links; fixed-line teledensity less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular subscribership is expanding and exceeds 40 per 100 persons"
|
||||
"text": "Conakry reasonably well-served; coverage elsewhere remains inadequate but is improving; fixed-line teledensity less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular subscribership is expanding rapidly and exceeds 90 per 100 persons"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"international": {
|
||||
"text": "country code - 224; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2011)"
|
||||
"text": "country code - 224; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Broadcast media": {
|
||||
"text": "government maintains marginal control over broadcast media; single state-run TV station; state-run radio broadcast station also operates several stations in rural areas; a steadily increasing number of privately owned radio stations, nearly all in Conakry, and about a dozen community radio stations; foreign TV programming available via satellite and cable subscription services (2011)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Radio broadcast stations": {
|
||||
"text": "AM 0, FM 5, shortwave 3 (2006)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Television broadcast stations": {
|
||||
"text": "6 (2001)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Internet country code": {
|
||||
"text": ".gn"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Internet users": {
|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "195,100"
|
||||
"text": "554,000"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"percent of population": {
|
||||
"text": "1.7% (2014 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "4.7% (July 2015 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Transportation": {
|
||||
"Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": {
|
||||
"text": "3X (2016)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Airports": {
|
||||
"text": "16 (2013)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
|
|
@ -817,7 +851,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "3"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"under 914 m": {
|
||||
"text": " ++ 2 (2013)"
|
||||
"text": "2 (2013)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Railways": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -848,36 +882,12 @@
|
|||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military": {
|
||||
"Military and Security": {
|
||||
"Military branches": {
|
||||
"text": "National Armed Forces: Army, Guinean Navy (Armee de Mer or Marine Guineenne, includes Marines), Guinean Air Force (Force Aerienne de Guinee) (2009)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military service age and obligation": {
|
||||
"text": "18-25 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; 18-month conscript service obligation (2012)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Manpower available for military service": {
|
||||
"males age 16-49": {
|
||||
"text": "2,359,203"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"females age 16-49": {
|
||||
"text": "2,329,784 (2010 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Manpower fit for military service": {
|
||||
"males age 16-49": {
|
||||
"text": "1,493,991"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"females age 16-49": {
|
||||
"text": "1,535,418 (2010 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually": {
|
||||
"male": {
|
||||
"text": "118,443"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"female": {
|
||||
"text": "115,901 (2010 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Transnational Issues": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -886,15 +896,15 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
|
||||
"refugees (country of origin)": {
|
||||
"text": "6,580 (Cote d'Ivoire) (2014)"
|
||||
"text": "7,354 (Cote d'Ivoire) (2016)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Trafficking in persons": {
|
||||
"current situation": {
|
||||
"text": "Guinea is a source, transit, and, to a lesser extent a destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; the majority of trafficking victims are Guinean children; Guinean girls are subjected to domestic servitude and commercial sexual exploitation, while boys are forced to beg or to work as street vendors, shoe shiners, or miners; some Guinean children are forced to mine in Senegal, Mali, and possibly other West African countries; Guinean women and girls are subjected to domestic servitude and sex trafficking in Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire, Benin, Senegal, Western Europe, the US, and the Middle East, while Thai, Chinese, and Vietnamese women are forced into prostitution in Guinea"
|
||||
"text": "Guinea is a source, transit, and, to a lesser extent, a destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; the majority of trafficking victims are Guinean children, and trafficking is more prevalent among Guineans than foreign national migrants; Guinean girls are subjected to domestic servitude and commercial sexual exploitation, while boys are forced to beg or to work as street vendors, shoe shiners, or miners; Guinea is a source country and transit point for West African children forced to work as miners in the region; Guinean women and girls are subjected to domestic servitude and sex trafficking in West Africa, the Middle East, the US, and increasingly Europe, while Thai, Chinese, and Vietnamese women are forced into prostitution and some West Africans are forced into domestic servitude in Guinea"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"tier rating": {
|
||||
"text": "Tier 2 Watch List – Guinea does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; the government conducted six trafficking investigations in 2013 and prosecuted and convicted only one trafficking offender, which was an increase over the previous year; the government failed to provide victims with protective services and did not support NGOs that assisted victims but continued to refer child victims to NGOs on an ad hoc basis; Guinean law does not prohibit all forms of trafficking, excluding, for example, debt bondage (2014)"
|
||||
"text": "Tier 2 Watch List – Guinea does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; in 2014, Guinea was granted a waiver from an otherwise required downgrade to Tier 3 because its government has a written plan that, if implemented would constitute making significant efforts to bring itself into compliance with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; no new investigations were conducted in 2014, and the one ongoing case led to the prosecution of four offenders for forced child labor, three of whom were convicted but given inadequate sentences for the crime; the government did not identify or provide protective services to victims and did not support NGOs that assisted victims but continued to refer child victims to NGOs on an ad hoc basis; Guinean law does not prohibit all forms of trafficking, excluding, for example, debt bondage; the 2014 Ebolavirus outbreak negatively affected Guinea’s ability to address human trafficking (2015)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
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|
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|
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