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NOVOTEL GHI CONAKRY Africa » Guinea » Conakry Conakry Guinea
Country: Guinea
City: Conakry
Address: BP 287
Phone: (+224)415021
Email:
Prices Starting at: $29.95

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Guinea Country Information and Map

Introduction

Independent from France since 1958, Guinea did not hold democratic elections until 1993 when Gen. Lansana CONTE (head of the military government) was elected president of the civilian government. He was reelected in 1998 and again in 2003. Unrest in Sierra Leone and Liberia has spilled over into Guinea on several occasions over the past decade, threatening stability and creating humanitarian emergencies.

Location

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

Geographic coordinates

11 00 N, 10 00 W

Area

total: 245,857 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 245,857 sq km

Area - comparative

slightly smaller than Oregon

Land boundaries

total: 3,399 km border countries: Cote d'Ivoire 610 km, Guinea-Bissau 386 km, Liberia 563 km, Mali 858 km, Senegal 330 km, Sierra Leone 652 km

Coastline

320 km

Maritime claims

territorial sea: 12 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

Climate

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

Terrain

generally flat coastal plain, hilly to mountainous interior

Elevation extremes

lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Mont Nimba 1,752 m

Natural resources

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

Land use

arable land: 3.6% permanent crops: 2.44% other: 93.96% (1998 est.)

Irrigated land

950 sq km (1998 est.)

Natural hazards

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

Environment - current issues

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

Environment - international agreements

party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Geography - note

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

Population

9,246,462 (July 2004 est.)

Capital

Conakry

Phone Code

+224

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