Guinea

• generally hot and humid;
• monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds;
• dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds

noun:

Guinean(s)

adjective:

Guinean

total:

19.4 years (2024 est.)

male:

19.2 years

female:

19.6 years

at birth:

1.03 male(s)/female

0-14 years:

1.02 male(s)/female

15-64 years:

1 male(s)/female

65 years and over:

0.83 male(s)/female

total population:

1 male(s)/female (2024 est.)

total:

47 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)

male:

51.6 deaths/1,000 live births

female:

42.3 deaths/1,000 live births

total population:

64.6 years (2024 est.)

male:

62.7 years

female:

66.6 years

total:

0.33 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

beer:

0.29 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

wine:

0.01 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

spirits:

0.03 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

other alcohols:

0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

women married by age 15:

17%

women married by age 18:

46.5%

men married by age 18:

1.9% (2018 est.)

• deforestation;
• inadequate potable water;
• desertification;
• soil contamination and erosion;
• overfishing, overpopulation in forest region;
• poor mining practices lead to environmental damage;
• water pollution;
• improper waste disposal

party to:

Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling

signed, but not ratified:

none of the selected agreements

• generally hot and humid;
• monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds;
• dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds

urban population:

38.1% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization:

3.64% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

severe localized food insecurity:

• due to reduced incomes - levels of acute food insecurity are expected to increase in 2023;
• food prices are likely to remain at high levels, supported by the unfolding effects of the war in Ukraine on international trade;
• nearly 710,000 people are projected to be acutely food insecure during the June to August 2023 lean season, an improvement compared to 2022 when about 1.22 million people were estimated to face acute food insecurity;
• acute food insecurity is mainly driven by high food prices (2023)

particulate matter emissions:

37.57 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)

carbon dioxide emissions:

3 megatons (2016 est.)

methane emissions:

11.13 megatons (2020 est.)

municipal solid waste generated annually:

596,911 tons (1996 est.)

municipal solid waste recycled annually:

29,846 tons (2005 est.)

percent of municipal solid waste recycled:

5% (2005 est.)

municipal:

230 million cubic meters (2020 est.)

industrial:

60 million cubic meters (2020 est.)

agricultural:

600 million cubic meters (2020 est.)

conventional long form:

Republic of Guinea

conventional short form:

Guinea

local long form:

République de Guinée

local short form:

Guinée

former:

French Guinea

etymology:

the country is named after the Guinea region of West Africa that lies along the Gulf of Guinea and stretches north to the Sahel

name:

Conakry

geographic coordinates:

9 30 N, 13 42 W

time difference:

UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology:

• according to tradition, the name derives from the fusion of the name Cona , a Baga wine and cheese producer who lived on Tombo Island (the original site of the present-day capital), and the word nakiri , which in Susu means "the other bank" or "the other side";
• supposedly, Baga's palm grove produced the best wine on the island and people traveling to sample his vintage, would say: "I am going to Cona, on the other bank ( Cona-nakiri )," which over time became Conakry

history:

• previous 1958, 1990;
• 2010 and a referendum in 2020, which was suspended on 5 September 2021 via a coup d’etat;
• on 27 September, the Transitional Charter was released, which supersedes the constitution until a new constitution is promulgated

amendments:

• proposed by the National Assembly or by the president of the republic;
• consideration of proposals requires approval by simple majority vote by the Assembly;
• passage requires approval in referendum;
• the president can opt to submit amendments directly to the Assembly, in which case approval requires at least two-thirds majority vote;
• revised in 2020

citizenship by birth:

no

citizenship by descent only:

at least one parent must be a citizen of Guinea

dual citizenship recognized:

no

residency requirement for naturalization:

na

chief of state:

President Col. Mamady DOUMBOUYA (since 1 October 2021)

head of government:

Prime Minister Mamadou Oury BAH (since 27 February 2024)

cabinet:

• formerly the Council of Ministers appointed by the president;
• note - on 5 September 2021, the military arrested and detained the president, suspended the constitution, and dissolved the government and legislature

elections/appointments:

formerly, the president was directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term) and the prime minister appointed by the president; election last held on 18 October 2020; note - a new election timetable has not been announced by the transitional government; note - on 5 September 2021, Col. Mamady DOUMBOUYA led a military coup in which President CONDE was arrested and detained, the constitution suspended, and the government and People's National Assembly dissolved; on 1 October 2021, DOUMBOUYA was sworn in as transitional president

election results:

2020: Alpha CONDE reelected president in the first round; percent of vote - Alpha CONDE (RPG) 59.5%, Cellou Dalein DIALLO (UFDG) 33.5%, other 7%; 2015: Alpha CONDE reelected president in the first round; percent of vote - Alpha CONDE (RPG) 57.8%, Cellou Dalein DIALLO (UFDG) 31.4%, other 10.8%

highest court(s):

• Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (organized into Administrative Chamber and Civil, Penal, and Social Chamber; court consists of the first president, 2 chamber presidents, 10 councilors, the solicitor general, and NA deputies);
• Constitutional Court - suspended on 5 September 2021

judge selection and term of office:

• Supreme Court first president appointed by the national president after consultation with the National Assembly;
• other members appointed by presidential decree;
• members serve 9-year terms until age 65

subordinate courts:

• Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel;
• High Court of Justice or Cour d'Assises;
• Court of Account (Court of Auditors);
• Courts of First Instance (Tribunal de Premiere Instance);
• labor court;
• military tribunal;
• justices of the peace;
• specialized courts

• African Congress for Democracy and Renewal or CADRE
• Alliance for National Renewal or ARN
• Alliance for National Renewal or ARENA
• Bloc Liberal or BL
• Citizen Generation or GECI
• Citizen Party for the Defense of Collective Interests or PCDIC
• Democratic Alliance for Renewal or ADR
• Democratic National Movement or MND
• Democratic Union for Renewal and Progress or UDRP
• Democratic Union of Guinea or UDG
• Democratic People's Movement of Guinea or MPDG
• Democratic Workers' Party of Guinea or PDTG
• Front for the National Alliance or FAN
• Generation for Reconciliation Union and Prosperity or GRUP
• Guinea for Democracy and Balance or GDE
• Guinean Party for Peaceful Coexistence and Development or PGCD
• Guinean Party for Solidarity and Democracy or PGSD
• Guinean Union for Democracy and Development or UGDD
• Guinean Rally for Development or RGD
• Guinean Rally for Unity and Development or RGUD
• Guinean Renaissance Party or PGR
• Modern Guinea
• Movement for Solidarity and Development or MSD
• National Committee for Reconciliation and Development
• National Front for Development or FND
• National Union for Prosperity or UNP
• National Party for Hope and Development or PEDN
• New Democratic Forces or NFD
• New Generation for the Republic or NGR
• New Guinea or NG
• New Political Generation or NGP
• Party for Progress and Change or PPC
• Party of Citizen Action through Labor or PACT
• Party of Democrats for Hope or PADES
• Party of Freedom and Progress or PLP
• Party of Hope for National Development or PEDN
• Rally for Renaissance and Development or RRD
• Rally for the Guinean People or RPG
• Rally for the Integrated Development of Guinea or RDIG
• Rally for the Republic or RPR
• Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea or UFDG
• Union for Progress and Renewal or UPR
• Union for the Defense of Republican Interests or UDIR
• Union for the Progress of Guinea or UPG
• Union of Democratic Forces or UFD a or UFDG
• Union of Democrats for the Renaissance of Guinea or UDRG
• Union of Republican Forces or UFR
• Unity and Progress Party or PUP

chief of mission:

Ambassador Fatoumata KABA (since 19 April 2023)

chancery:

2112 Leroy Place NW, Washington, DC 20008

telephone:

[1] (202) 986-4300

FAX:

[1] (202) 986-3800

email address and website:

http://guineaembassyusa.org/en/welcome-to-the-embassy-of-guinea-washington-usa/

consulate(s):

Los Angelos

chief of mission:

Ambassador Troy Damian FITRELL (since January 2022)

embassy:

Transversale No. 2, Centre Administratif de Koloma, Commune de Ratoma, Conakry

mailing address:

2110 Conakry Place, Washington DC 20521-2110

telephone:

[224] 65-10-40-00

FAX:

[224] 65-10-42-97

email address and website:

[email protected]; https://gn.usembassy.gov/

• three equal vertical bands of red (hoist side), yellow, and green;
• red represents the people's sacrifice for liberation and work;
• yellow stands for the sun, for the riches of the earth, and for justice;
• green symbolizes the country's vegetation and unity

note: uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia; the colors from left to right are the reverse of those on the flags of neighboring Mali and Senegal

name:

"Liberte" (Liberty)

lyrics/music:

unknown/Fodeba KEITA

note: adopted 1958

total World Heritage Sites:

1 (natural)

selected World Heritage Site locales:

Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve

• growing but primarily agrarian West African economy;
• major mining sector;
• improving fiscal and debt balances prior to COVID-19;
• economy increasingly vulnerable to climate change;
• slow infrastructure improvements;
• gender wealth and human capital gaps

agriculture:

28.2% (2023 est.)

industry:

31.3% (2023 est.)

services:

31.9% (2023 est.)

note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data

total:

7.3% (2023 est.)

male:

6.3% (2023 est.)

female:

8.2% (2023 est.)

note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment

lowest 10%:

3.5% (2018 est.)

highest 10%:

23.1% (2018 est.)

note: % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population

total subscriptions:

0 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:

(2021 est.) less than 1

general assessment:

• the number of mobile subscribers grew strongly while revenue also increased steadily;
• fixed broadband services are still very limited and expensive, though there have been some positive developments in recent years;
• the landing of the first international submarine cable in 2012, and the setting up of an IXP in mid-2013, increased the bandwidth available to the ISPs, and helped reduce the cost of internet services for end-users;
• a National Backbone Network was completed in mid-2020, connecting administrative centers across the country;
• almost all internet connections are made via mobile networks;
• GSM services account for a dwindling proportion of connections, in line with the greater reach of services based on 3G and LTE (2022)

domestic:

fixed-line teledensity is less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular subscribership is just over 105 per 100 persons (2020)

international:

• country code - 224;
• ACE submarine cable connecting Guinea with 20 landing points in Western and South Africa and Europe;
• satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean (2019)

• Government maintains control over broadcast media;
• single state-run TV station;
• state-run radio broadcast station also operates several stations in rural areas;
• a dozen private television stations;
• 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 (2022)

total:

1,086 km (2017)

standard gauge:

279 km (2017) 1.435-m gauge

narrow gauge:

807 km (2017) 1.000-m gauge

total:

44,301 km

paved:

3,346 km

unpaved:

40,955 km (2018)

total:

2 (2023)

by type:

other 2

total ports:

4 (2024)

large:

0

medium:

1

small:

0

very small:

3

ports with oil terminals:

2

key ports:

Benti, Conakry, Kamsar, Victoria

• the Guinean military is a small and lightly armed force that is responsible for territorial defense, but also has some domestic security responsibilities and has historically been involved in suppressing public protests;
• the military has undergone some attempts at reform since 2010, but in 2021 the Army’s special forces led a military overthrow of the government (2024)