View Intelligence Dossier Back to 2016 CSV Excel Print All Years

Communications

Broadcast media [time series]

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)

Internet country code [time series]

.gn

Internet users [time series]

total: 554,000 | percent of population: 4.7% (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 156

Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]

general assessment: inadequate system of open-wire lines, small radiotelephone communication stations, and new microwave radio relay system | domestic: 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: country code - 224; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)

Telephones - fixed lines [time series]

total subscriptions: 18,000 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: less than 1 (July 2011 est.) | country comparison to the world: 219

Telephones - mobile cellular [time series]

total: 10.764 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 91 (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 93

Economy

Agricultural products (Agriculture - products) [time series]

rice, coffee, pineapples, mangoes, palm kernels, cocoa, cassava (manioc, tapioca), bananas, potatoes, sweet potatoes; cattle, sheep, goats; timber

Budget [time series]

revenues: $1.302 billion | expenditures: $1.908 billion (2015 est.)

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) [time series]

-9.1% of GDP (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 200

Central bank discount rate [time series]

NA% (31 December 2010) | 22.25% (31 December 2005)

Commercial bank prime lending rate [time series]

23% (31 December 2015 est.) | 23% (31 December 2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 11

Current account balance [time series]

-$1.503 billion (2015 est.) | -$1.718 billion (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 130

Debt - external [time series]

$1.329 billion (31 December 2015 est.) | $1.407 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 157

Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income (Distribution of family income - Gini index) [time series]

39.4 (2007) | 40.3 (1994) | country comparison to the world: 67

Economic overview (Economy - overview) [time series]

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.

Exchange rates [time series]

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.)

Exports [time series]

$1.611 billion (2015 est.) | $1.643 billion (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 142

Exports - commodities [time series]

bauxite, gold, diamonds, coffee, fish, agricultural products

Exports - partners [time series]

India 22.5%, Spain 8.2%, Ireland 7.3%, Germany 6.2%, Belgium 5.5%, Ukraine 5.3%, France 4.1% (2015)

Fiscal year [time series]

calendar year

GDP (official exchange rate) [time series]

$6.696 billion (2015 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP (purchasing power parity)) [time series]

$14.98 billion (2015 est.) | $14.96 billion (2014 est.) | $14.8 billion (2013 est.) | note: data are in 2015 US dollars | country comparison to the world: 153

GDP - composition, by end use [time series]

GDP - composition, by sector of origin [time series]

agriculture: 19.5% | industry: 36.8% | services: 43.8% (2015 est.)

Real GDP per capita (GDP - per capita (PPP)) [time series]

$1,200 (2015 est.) | $1,200 (2014 est.) | $1,300 (2013 est.) | note: data are in 2015 US dollars | country comparison to the world: 221

Real GDP growth rate (GDP - real growth rate) [time series]

0.1% (2015 est.) | 1.1% (2014 est.) | 2.3% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 191

Gross national saving [time series]

-5.6% of GDP (2015 est.) | -5.9% of GDP (2014 est.) | -4.4% of GDP (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 179

Household income or consumption by percentage share [time series]

lowest 10%: 2.7% | highest 10%: 30.3% (2007)

Imports [time series]

$2.173 billion (2015 est.) | $2.225 billion (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 159

Imports - commodities [time series]

petroleum products, metals, machinery, transport equipment, textiles, grain and other foodstuffs

Imports - partners [time series]

China 20.4%, Netherlands 5.4%, India 4.4% (2015)

Industrial production growth rate [time series]

-2% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 179

Industries [time series]

bauxite, gold, diamonds, iron ore; light manufacturing, agricultural processing

Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]

8.1% (2015 est.) | 9.7% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 201

Labor force [time series]

5.199 million (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 76

Labor force - by occupation [time series]

agriculture: 76% | industry and services: 24% (2006 est.)

Market value of publicly traded shares [time series]

$NA

Population below poverty line [time series]

47% (2006 est.)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold [time series]

$233.5 million (31 December 2015 est.) | $302.4 million (31 December 2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 158

Stock of broad money [time series]

$2.093 billion (31 December 2015 est.) | $2.175 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 151

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad [time series]

$67.3 million (31 December 2015 est.) | $67.3 million (31 December 2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 98

Stock of domestic credit [time series]

$1.863 billion (31 December 2015 est.) | $2.226 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 141

Stock of narrow money [time series]

$1.658 billion (31 December 2015 est.) | $1.84 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 135

Taxes and other revenues [time series]

19.5% of GDP (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 165

Unemployment rate [time series]

NA%

Energy

Carbon dioxide emissions (Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy) [time series]

1.4 million Mt (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 162

Crude oil - exports [time series]

0 bbl/day (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 133

Crude oil - imports [time series]

0 bbl/day (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 201

Crude oil - production [time series]

0 bbl/day (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 144

Crude oil - proved reserves [time series]

0 bbl (1 January 2016 es) | country comparison to the world: 142

Electricity - consumption [time series]

900 million kWh (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 158

Electricity - exports [time series]

0 kWh (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 147

Electricity - from fossil fuels [time series]

67.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 116

Electricity - from hydroelectric plants [time series]

32.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 71

Electricity - from nuclear fuels [time series]

0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 105

Electricity - from other renewable sources [time series]

0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 181

Electricity - imports [time series]

0 kWh (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 158

Electricity - installed generating capacity [time series]

500,000 kW (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 146

Electricity - production [time series]

1 billion kWh (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 151

Electricity access [time series]

population without electricity: 8,700,000 | electrification - total population: 26% | electrification - urban areas: 53% | electrification - rural areas: 11% (2013)

Natural gas - consumption [time series]

0 cu m (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 152

Natural gas - exports [time series]

0 cu m (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 112

Natural gas - imports [time series]

0 cu m (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 206

Natural gas - production [time series]

0 cu m (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 198

Natural gas - proved reserves [time series]

0 cu m (1 January 2014 es) | country comparison to the world: 147

Refined petroleum products - consumption [time series]

16,000 bbl/day (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 156

Refined petroleum products - exports [time series]

0 bbl/day (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 188

Refined petroleum products - imports [time series]

16,130 bbl/day (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 139

Refined petroleum products - production [time series]

0 bbl/day (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 191

Geography

Area [time series]

total: 245,857 sq km | land: 245,717 sq km | water: 140 sq km | country comparison to the world: 79

Area - comparative [time series]

slightly smaller than Oregon

Climate [time series]

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

Coastline [time series]

320 km

Elevation [time series]

mean elevation: 472 m | elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m | highest point: Mont Nimba 1,752 m

Environment - current issues [time series]

deforestation; inadequate potable water; desertification; soil contamination and erosion; overfishing, overpopulation in forest region; poor mining practices have led to environmental damage

International environmental agreements (Environment - international agreements) [time series]

party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, 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

Geographic coordinates [time series]

11 00 N, 10 00 W

Geography - note [time series]

the Niger and its important tributary the Milo River have their sources in the Guinean highlands

Irrigated land [time series]

950 sq km (2012)

Land boundaries [time series]

total: 4,046 km | border countries (6): Cote d'Ivoire 816 km, Guinea-Bissau 421 km, Liberia 590 km, Mali 1,062 km, Senegal 363 km, Sierra Leone 794 km

Land use [time series]

agricultural land: 58.1% | arable land 11.8%; permanent crops 2.8%; permanent pasture 43.5% | forest: 26.5% | other: 15.4% (2011 est.)

Location [time series]

Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone

Map references [time series]

Africa

Maritime claims [time series]

territorial sea: 12 nm | exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

Natural hazards [time series]

hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season

Natural resources [time series]

bauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium, hydropower, fish, salt

Terrain [time series]

generally flat coastal plain, hilly to mountainous interior

Government

Administrative divisions [time series]

7 regions administrative and 1 gouvenorat*; Boke, Conakry*, Faranah, Kankan, Kindia, Labe, Mamou, N'Zerekore

Capital [time series]

name: Conakry | geographic coordinates: 9 30 N, 13 42 W | time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

Citizenship [time series]

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

Constitution [time series]

previous 1958, 1990; latest promulgated 19 April 2010, approved 7 May 2010 (2016)

Country name [time series]

conventional long form: Republic of Guinea | conventional short form: Guinea | local long form: Republique de Guinee | local short form: Guinee | former: French Guinea | note: the country is named after the Guinea region of West Africa that lies along the Gulf of Guinea and stretches north to the Sahel

Diplomatic representation from the US [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador Dennis B. HANKINS (since December 2015) | embassy: Koloma, Conakry, east of Hamdallaye Circle | mailing address: P.O. Box 603, Transversale No. 2, Centre Administratif de Koloma, Commune de Ratoma, Conakry | telephone: [224] 65-10-40-00 | FAX: [224] 65-10-42-97

Diplomatic representation in the US [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador Mamady CONDE (since 14 July 2014) | chancery: 2112 Leroy Place NW, Washington, DC 20008 | telephone: [1] (202) 986-4300 | FAX: [1] (202) 986-3800

Executive branch [time series]

chief of state: President Alpha CONDE (since 21 December 2010) | head of government: Prime Minister Mamady YOULA (since 26 December 2015); Prime Minister Mohamed Said FOFANA (since 24 December 2010) resigned 12/23/15 | cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president | elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 11 October 2015 (next scheduled for 2020); prime minister appointed by the president | election results: Alpha CONDE reelected president; percent of vote - Alpha CONDE (RPG) 57.8%, Cellou Dalein DIALLO (UFDG) 31.4%, other 10.8%

Flag (Flag description) [time series]

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

Government type [time series]

presidential republic

Independence [time series]

2 October 1958 (from France)

International law organization participation [time series]

accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

International organization participation [time series]

ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSMA, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Judicial branch [time series]

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, at least 4 councillors, the solicitor general and NA deputies); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 members) | 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 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 | subordinate courts: 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

Legal system [time series]

civil law system based on the French model

Legislative branch [time series]

description: unicameral People's National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale Populaire (114 seats; 76 members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote and 38 directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote; members serve 4-year terms) | elections: last held on 28 September 2013 (next scheduled for 2018) | election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - RPG 53, UFDG 37, UFR 10, PEDN 2, UPG 2, other parties 10

National anthem(s) (National anthem) [time series]

name: "Liberte" (Liberty) | lyrics/music: unknown/Fodeba KEITA | note: adopted 1958

National holiday [time series]

Independence Day, 2 October (1958)

National symbol(s) [time series]

national colors: red, yellow, green

Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]

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] | note: listed are the five most popular parties as of December 2015

Political parties (Political pressure groups and leaders) [time series]

National Confederation of Guinean Workers-Labor Union of Guinean Workers or CNTG-USTG Alliance (includes National Confederation of Guinean Workers or CNTG, Labor Union of Guinean Workers or USTG) | Syndicate of Guinean Teachers and Researchers or SLECG

Suffrage [time series]

18 years of age; universal

Introduction

Background [time series]

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.

Military and Security

Military and security forces (Military branches) [time series]

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 [time series]

18-25 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; 18-month conscript service obligation (2012)

People and Society

Age structure [time series]

0-14 years: 41.7% (male 2,547,037/female 2,495,495) | 15-24 years: 19.67% (male 1,200,618/female 1,177,633) | 25-54 years: 30.52% (male 1,851,200/female 1,839,952) | 55-64 years: 4.46% (male 258,455/female 281,497) | 65 years and over: 3.65% (male 195,054/female 246,408) (2016 est.)

Birth rate [time series]

35.4 births/1,000 population (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 20

Child labor - children ages 5-14 [time series]

total number: 571,774 | percentage: 25% (2003 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight [time series]

18.7% (2012) | country comparison to the world: 33

Contraceptive prevalence rate [time series]

5.6% (2012)

Death rate [time series]

9.2 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 63

Demographic profile [time series]

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.

Dependency ratios [time series]

total dependency ratio: 83.8% | youth dependency ratio: 78.2% | elderly dependency ratio: 5.6% | potential support ratio: 17.8% (2015 est.)

Drinking water source [time series]

Education expenditure (Education expenditures) [time series]

3.5% of GDP (2013) | country comparison to the world: 156

Ethnic groups [time series]

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.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate [time series]

1.56% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 33

HIV/AIDS - deaths [time series]

4,600 (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 39

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS [time series]

116,800 (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 40

Health expenditure (Health expenditures) [time series]

5.6% of GDP (2014) | country comparison to the world: 102

Hospital bed density [time series]

0.3 beds/1,000 population (2011)

Infant mortality rate [time series]

total: 51.7 deaths/1,000 live births | male: 54.4 deaths/1,000 live births | female: 48.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 30

Languages [time series]

French (official) | note: each ethnic group has its own language

Life expectancy at birth [time series]

total population: 60.6 years | male: 59 years | female: 62.2 years (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 198

Literacy [time series]

definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 30.4% | male: 38.1% | female: 22.8% (2015 est.)

Major infectious diseases [time series]

degree of risk: very high | food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever | vectorborne diseases: malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever | water contact disease: schistosomiasis | aerosolized dust or soil contact disease: Lassa fever | animal contact disease: rabies (2016)

Major urban areas - population [time series]

CONAKRY (capital) 1.936 million (2015)

Maternal mortality ratio (Maternal mortality rate) [time series]

679 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 13

Median age [time series]

total: 18.8 years | male: 18.6 years | female: 19.1 years (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 204

Mother's mean age at first birth [time series]

18.9 | note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012 est.)

Nationality [time series]

noun: Guinean(s) | adjective: Guinean

Net migration rate [time series]

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 83

Obesity - adult prevalence rate [time series]

5.9% (2014) | country comparison to the world: 165

Physician density (Physicians density) [time series]

0.1 physicians/1,000 population (2005)

Population [time series]

12,093,349 (July 2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 76

Population growth rate [time series]

2.62% (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 17

Religions [time series]

Muslim 86.7%, Christian 8.9%, animist/other/none 4.4% (2012 est.)

Sanitation facility access [time series]

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) [time series]

total: 9 years | male: 10 years | female: 8 years (2014)

Sex ratio [time series]

Total fertility rate [time series]

4.82 children born/woman (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 18

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) (Unemployment, youth ages 15-24) [time series]

total: 1% | male: 1.5% | female: 0.6% (2012 est.)

Urbanization [time series]

urban population: 37.2% of total population (2015) | rate of urbanization: 3.82% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Transnational Issues

Disputes - international [time series]

conflicts among rebel groups, warlords, and youth gangs in neighboring states have spilled over into Guinea resulting in domestic instability; Sierra Leone considers Guinea's definition of the flood plain limits to define the left bank boundary of the Makona and Moa Rivers excessive and protests Guinea's continued occupation of these lands, including the hamlet of Yenga, occupied since 1998

Refugees and internally displaced persons [time series]

refugees (country of origin): 7,354 (Cote d'Ivoire) (2016)

Trafficking in persons [time series]

current situation: 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: 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)

Transportation

Airports [time series]

16 (2013) | country comparison to the world: 144

Airports - with paved runways [time series]

total: 4 | over 3,047 m: 1 | 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 (2013)

Airports - with unpaved runways [time series]

total: 12 | 1,524 to 2,437 m: 7 | 914 to 1,523 m: 3 | under 914 m: 2 (2013)

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix [time series]

3X (2016)

Ports (Ports and terminals) [time series]

major seaport(s): Conakry, Kamsar

Railways [time series]

total: 662 km | narrow gauge: 662 km 1.000-m gauge (20014) | country comparison to the world: 105

Roadways [time series]

total: 44,348 km | paved: 4,342 km | unpaved: 40,006 km (2003) | country comparison to the world: 79

Waterways [time series]

1,300 km (navigable by shallow-draft native craft in the northern part of the Niger River system) (2011) | country comparison to the world: 53