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Guinea
General information
Flagge von Guinea /Flag of Guinea
Photo: Bundesregierung
The Republic of Guinea (French: La Guinée) is a country in West Africa bordered by Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Mali, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone and the Atlantic.
Alpha Condé, the President of Guinea, holds the chair of the African Union (AU) in 2017. The AU is an international organisation comprising 53 African states.
Guinea has a population of some 12.5 million (as at August 2014) on a landmass of 245,857 square kilometres. The capital city, Conakry, has a population of some 2.5 million.
The official language of Guinea is French.
Economic data
Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, based on purchasing power parity (PPP): USD 1,265
Nominal GDP: USD 7 billion
Real change in GDP between 2010 and 2015: 15.1%
Gross national debt as a percentage of GDP: 56.0%
Percentage of women (aged 15–64) in gainful employment:
Youth unemployment rate (15–24 year-olds): 11.5% (ILO estimate)
The national currency is the Guinean Franc/exchange rate: 1 EUR = 9,917.5590 Guinean Franc
Additional information