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republic capital: conakry administrative divisions: 33 prefectures and 1 special zone (zone special)*; beyla. boffa. boke. conakry*. coyah. dabola. dalaba. dinguiraye. dubreka. faranah. forecariah. fria. gaoual. gueckedou. kankan. kerouane. kindia. kissidougou. koubia. koundara. kouroussa. labe. lelouma. lola. macenta. mali. mamou. mandiana. nzerekore. pita. siguiri. telimele. tougue. yomou independence: 2 october 1958 (from france) national holiday: independence day. 2 october (1958) constitution: 23 december 1990 (loi fundamentale) legal system: based on french civil law system. customary law. and decree; legal codes currently being revised; has not accepted compulsory icj jurisdiction suffrage: 18 years of age; universal executive branch: chief of state: president lansana conte (head of military government since 5 april 1984. elected president 19 december 1993) head of government: prime minister cellou dalein diallo (since 4 december 2004) cabinet: council of ministers appointed by the president elections: president elected by popular vote for a seven-year term; candidate must receive a majority of the votes cast to be elected president; election last held 21 december 2003 (next to be held december 2010); the prime minister is appointed by the president election results: lansana conte reelected president; percent of vote - lansana conte (pup) 95.3%. mamadou boye barry (upr) 4.6% legislative branch: unicameral people's national assembly or assemblee nationale populaire (114 seats; members are elected by direct. popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: last held 30 june 2002 (next to be held na 2007) election results: percent of vote by party - pup 61.6%. upr 26.6%. other 11.8%; seats by party - pup 85. upr 20. other 9 judicial branch: court of appeal or cour d'appel political parties and leaders: democratic party of guinea-african democratic rally or pdg-rda [el hadj ismael mohamed gassim gushein]; national union for progress or upn [mamadou bhoye barry]; party for unity and progress or pup [lansana conte] - the governing party; people's party of guinea or ppg [pascal tolno]; rally for the guinean people or rpg [alpha conde]; union of democratic forces of guinea or ufdg [mamadou ba]; union of republican forces or ufr [sidya toure]; union for progress and renewal or upr [ousmane bah]; union for progress of guinea or upg [jean-marie dore. secretary-general] political pressure groups and leaders: student and teacher unions international organization participation: acct. acp. afdb. au. ecowas. fao. g-77. ibrd. icao. icct. icftu. icrm. ida. idb. ifad. ifc. ifrcs. ilo. imf. imo. interpol. ioc. iom. iso (correspondent). itu. miga. minurso. nam. oic. onub. opcw. un. unamsil. unctad. unesco. unhcr. unido. unoci. upu. wcl. wco. wftu. who. wipo. wmo. wtoo. wto diplomatic representation in the us: chief of mission: ambassador rafiou alpha oumar barry chancery: 2112 leroy place nw. washington. dc 20008 telephone: [1] (202) 986-4300 fax: [1] (202) 478-3010 diplomatic representation from the us: chief of mission: ambassador jackson mcdonald embassy: rue ka 038. conakry mailing address: b. p. 603. conakry telephone: [224] 41 15 20. 41 15 21. 41 15 23 fax: [224] 41 15 22 flag description: three equal vertical bands of red (hoist side). yellow. and green; uses the popular pan-african colors of ethiopia economy - overview: guinea possesses major mineral. hydropower. and agricultural resources. yet remains an underdeveloped nation. the country possesses almost half of the world's bauxite reserves and is the second-largest bauxite producer. the mining sector accounted for over 70% of exports in 2004. long-run improvements in government fiscal arrangements. literacy. and the legal framework are needed if the country is to move out of poverty. fighting along the sierra leonean and liberian borders. as well as refugee movements. have caused major economic disruptions. aggravating a loss in investor confidence. panic buying has created food shortages and inflation and caused riots in local markets. guinea is not receiving multilateral aid. the imf and world bank cut off most assistance in 2003. growth rose slightly in 2005. primarily due to increases in global demand and commodity prices on world markets. gdp (purchasing power parity): $20.74 billion (2005 est.) gdp (official exchange rate): $3.786 billion (2005 est.) gdp - real growth rate: 2% (2005 est.) gdp - per capita: purchasing power parity - $2.200 (2005 est.) gdp - composition by sector: agriculture: 23.7% industry: 36.2% services: 40.1% (2005 est.) labor force: 3 million (1999) labor force - by occupation: agriculture 80%. industry and services 20% (2000 est.) unemployment rate: na population below poverty line: 40% (2003 est.) household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 2.6% highest 10%: 32% (1994) distribution of family income - gini index: 40.3 (1994) inflation rate (consumer prices): 25% (2005 est.) investment (gross fixed): 17.3% of gdp (2005 est.) budget: revenues: $305.6 million expenditures: $590.4 million. including capital expenditures of na (2005 est.) agriculture - products: rice. coffee. pineapples. palm kernels. cassava (tapioca). bananas. sweet potatoes; cattle. sheep. goats; timber industries: bauxite. gold. diamonds; alumina refining; light manufacturing and agricultural processing industries industrial production growth rate: 3.2% (1994) electricity - production: 775 million kwh (2003) electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 45.5% hydro: 54.5% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2001) electricity - consumption: 720.8 million kwh (2003) electricity - exports: 0 kwh (2003) electricity - imports: 0 kwh (2003) oil - production: 0 bbl/day (2003 est.) oil - consumption: 8.400 bbl/day (2003 est.) oil - exports: na (2001) oil - imports: na (2001) current account balance: $-268.4 million (2005 est.) exports: $612.1 million f.o.b. (2005 est.) exports - partners: france 17.7%. belgium 14.7%. uk 14.7%. switzerland 12.8%. ukraine 4.2% (2004) imports: $680 million f.o.b. (2005 est.) imports - partners: cote d''ivoire 15.5%. france 9%. belgium 6.1%. china 6%. south africa 4.8% (2004) reserves of foreign exchange and gold: $69.83 million (2005 est.) debt - external: $3.46 billion (2003 est.) economic aid - recipient: $237.5 million (2003) currency (code): guinean franc (gnf) currency code: gnf exchange rates: guinean francs per us dollar - 2.810 (2005). 2.550 (2004). 1.984.9 (2003). 1.975.8 (2002). 1.950.6 (2001) fiscal year: calendar year telephones - main lines in use: 26.200 (2003) telephones - mobile cellular: 111.500 (2003) telephone system: general assessment: poor to fair system of open-wire lines. small radiotelephone communication stations. and new microwave radio relay system domestic: microwave radio relay and radiotelephone communication international: country code - 224; satellite earth station - 1 intelsat (atlantic ocean) radio broadcast stations: am 4 (one station is inactive). fm 1 (plus 7 repeaters). shortwave 3 (2001) radios: 357.000 (1997) television broadcast stations: 6 low-power stations (2001) televisions: 85.000 (1997) internet country code: .gn internet hosts: 380 (2004) internet service providers (isps): 4 (2001) internet users: 40.000 (2003) airports: 16 (2004 est.) airports - with paved runways: total: 5 over 3.047 m: 1 2.438 to 3.047 m: 1 1.524 to 2.437 m: 3 (2005 est.) airports - with unpaved runways: total: 11 1.524 to 2.437 m: 6 914 to 1.523 m: 3 under 914 m: 2 (2005 est.) railways: total: 837 km standard gauge: 175 km 1.435-m gauge narrow gauge: 662 km 1.000-m gauge (2004) roadways: total: 44.348 km paved: 4.342 km unpaved: 40.006 km (2003) waterways: 1.295 km (navigable by shallow-draft native craft) (2003) ports and terminals: kamsar military branches: army (includes presidential guard. republican guard). navy. air force. national gendarmerie. general directorate of national police military service age and obligation: 18 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 2 years (2004) manpower available for military service: males age 18-49: 1.853.316 (2005 est.) manpower fit for military service: males age 18-49: 1.038.036 (2005 est.) military expenditures - dollar figure: $56.7 million (2004) military expenditures - percent of gdp: 1.7% (2004) disputes - international: conflicts among rebel groups. warlords. and youth gangs in neighboring states has spilled over into guinea. resulting in domestic instability; sierra leone pressures guinea to remove its forces from the town of yenga occupied since 1998 refugees and internally displaced persons: refugees (country of origin): 133.175 (liberia) 13.633 (sierra leone) 7.064 (cote d'ivoire) idps: 100.000 (cross-border incursions from liberia. sierra leone. cote d'ivoire) (2004)
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