Guinea

Official Name:	The Republic of Guinea
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Presidential Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Republique de Guinee
ISO Country Codes:	GN : GIN
Internet Domain:	.gn
Government Web Site:	https://www.gouvernement.gov.gn/

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Capital:	Conakry	Main Airports:	Gbessia International Airport
Language(s):	French	Population:	12,877,894
Currency:	Guinea Franc	ISO Currency Code:	GNF
Telephone Dial In:	+224	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO; UNESCO UIS

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; African Union; Inter Parliamentary Union; Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie; Organisation of Islamic Cooperation; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

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Radio Kankan;

Guinea

Government Website:	https://www.gouvernement.gov.gn/
Central Bank:	La Banque Centrale de la République de Guinée
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	9,953 Guinean francs (GNF) per US dollar (2020 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	2.7% (2017 est.)
Population below poverty line:	47% (2006 est.)
Inflation Rate:	9.4% (2019 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	12.90% (2001 - World Bank)
GDP:	$13.55 billion (2019 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$2,562 (2019 est.)
Currency Name:	Guinean Franc
Currency Code:	GNF
World Bank Classification:	Low Income

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	19.7%	rice, coffee, pineapples, mangoes, palm kernels, cocoa, cassava (manioc, tapioca), bananas, potatoes, sweet potatoes; cattle, sheep, goats; timber
Industry:	37.7%	bauxite, gold, diamonds, iron ore; light manufacturing, agricultural processing
Services:	42.6%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

African Development Bank; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Africa; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

African Development Bank; Countryeconomy; Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; The Enhanced Integrated Framework; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

No Exchange

National Statistics Office:

Direction Nationale de la Statistique;

National Dataset(s):

Trading Economics;

Guinea

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? EU

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	French
Customs & Excise:	Direction Générale de la Douane
Development Bank(s):	African Development Bank; Islamic Development Bank;

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 122/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 137/180 (2020)
Ease of Doing Business: 156/190 (2019)	Enabling Trade Index: N/A
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