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Property	Type	Value	Unit	Rank	Empirical method	Date	Comparison
Birth rate	Population property	37.21	Per 1000 Inhabitants	24	Estimation	2010	Birth rate
Death rate	Population property	10.72	Per 1000 Inhabitants	47	Estimation	2010	Death rate
Infant Mortality Rate	Health property	63.09	Per 1000 Live Births	32	Estimation	2010	Infant Mortality Rate
Life Expectancy at Birth	Population property	57.60	Years	192	Estimation	2010	Life Expectancy at Birth
Net Migration Rate	Population property	0.00	Per 1000 Inhabitants	70	Estimation	2010	Net Migration Rate
Population growth rate	Population property	2.65	Percent	25	Estimation	2010	Population growth rate
Total Fertility Rate	Population property	5.15	Born per Woman	18	Estimation	2010	Total Fertility Rate
Electricity production	Economic property	850	Gigawatt hour	149	Estimation		Electricity production
Natural gas consumption	Economic property	0	1 Mil. Cubic metre	177	Estimation		Natural gas consumption
Natural gas production	Economic property	0	1 Mil. Cubic metre	102	Estimation		Natural gas production
GDP growth rate	Economic property	-2.50	Percent	157	Estimation		GDP growth rate
GDP - per capita (PPP)	Economic property	1000	Dollar	212	Estimation		GDP - per capita (PPP)
GDP	Economic property	10160	Million dollar	146	Estimation		GDP
Industrial production growth rate	Economic property	-5.00	Percent	106	Estimation		Industrial production growth rate
Inflation rate	Economic property	9.00	Percent	188	Estimation		Inflation rate
Oil consumption	Economic property	9	1000 Barrel per day	153	Estimation		Oil consumption
Oil production	Economic property	0	1000 Barrel per day	192	Estimation		Oil production
Area	Geo property	245857	Square kilometer	78			Area
HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate	Health property	1.60	Percent	38			HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate
HIV/AIDS - deaths	Health property	4500		46			HIV/AIDS - deaths
People living with HIV/AIDS	Health property	87000		48			People living with HIV/AIDS
Population size	Population property	10324025		80			Population size

Organisation / Group	Aim	status
African Union	to achieve greater unity among African States;to defend states' integrity and independence;to accelerate political, social, and economic integration;to encourage international cooperation;to promote democratic principles and institutions	suspended
Economic Community of West African States	to promote regional economic cooperation	suspended
International Organization for Standardization	to promote the development of international standards with a view to facilitating international exchange of goods and services and to developing cooperation in the sphere of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity	correspondent
African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States	to manage their preferential economic and aid relationship with the EU
African Development Bank Group	to promote economic development and social progress
Food and Agriculture Organization	to raise living standards and increase availability of agricultural products;a UN specialized agency
Group of 77	to promote economic cooperation among developing countries;name persists in spite of increased membership
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	to provide economic development loans;a UN specialized agency
International Civil Aviation Organization	to promote international cooperation in civil aviation;a UN specialized agency
International Criminal Court	to hold all individuals and countries accountable to international laws of conduct; to specify international standards of conduct;to provide an important mechanism for implementing these standards;to ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement	to promote worldwide humanitarian aid through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in wartime, and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS;formerly League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or LORCS) in peacetime
International Development Association	to provide economic loans for low-income countries;UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
Islamic Development Bank	to promote Islamic economic aid and social development
International Fund for Agricultural Development	to promote agricultural development;a UN specialized agency
International Finance Corporation	to support private enterprise in international economic development;a UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies	to organize, coordinate, and direct international relief actions;to promote humanitarian activities;to represent and encourage the development of National Societies;to bring help to victims of armed conflicts, refugees, and displaced people;to reduce the vulnerability of people through development programs
International Labor Organization	to deal with world labor issues;a UN specialized agency
International Monetary Fund	to promote world monetary stability and economic development;a UN specialized agency
International Maritime Organization	to deal with international maritime affairs;a UN specialized agency
International Criminal Police Organization	to promote international cooperation among police authorities in fighting crime
International Olympic Committee	to promote the Olympic ideals and administer the Olympic games: 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK;2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
International Organization for Migration	to facilitate orderly international emigration and immigration
International Telecommunications Satellites Organization	to act as a watchdog over Intelsat, Ltd., a private company, to make sure it provides on a global and non-discriminatory basis public telecommunication services
International Telecommunication Union	to deal with world telecommunications issues;a UN specialized agency
International Trade Union Confederation	to promote the trade union movement
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency	encourages flow of foreign direct investment among member countries by offering investment insurance, consultation, and negotiation on conditions for foreign investment and technical assistance;a UN specialized agency
United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara	to supervise the cease-fire and conduct a referendum in Western Sahara;established by the UN Security Council
Nonaligned Movement	to establish political and military cooperation apart from the traditional East or West blocs
Organization of the Islamic Conference	to promote Islamic solidarity in economic, social, cultural, and political affairs
International Organization of the French-speaking World	founded around a common language to promote and spread the cultures of its members and to reinforce cultural and technical cooperation between them
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons	to enforce the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction;to provide a forum for consultation and cooperation among the signatories of the Convention
United Nations	to maintain international peace and security and to promote cooperation involving economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development	to promote international trade
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization	to promote cooperation in education, science, and culture
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	to ensure the humanitarian treatment of refugees and find permanent solutions to refugee problems
United Nations Industrial Development Organization	UN specialized agency that promotes industrial development especially among the members
United Nations Mission in the Sudan	to support implementation of the comprehensive Peace Agreement by Monitoring and verifying the implementation of the Cease Fire Agreement, by observing and monitoring movements of armed groups, and by helping disarm, demobilizing and reintegrating armed bands
United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire	to facilitate the implementation by the Ivorian parties of the peace agreement signed by them in January 2003
World Tourism Organization	to promote tourism as a means of contributing to economic development, international understanding, and peace
Universal Postal Union	to promote international postal cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Customs Organization	to promote international cooperation in customs matters
World Federation of Trade Unions	to promote the trade union movement
World Health Organization	to deal with health matters worldwide;a UN specialized agency
World Intellectual Property Organization	to furnish protection for literary, artistic, and scientific works;a UN specialized agency
World Meteorological Organization	to sponsor meteorological cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Trade Organization	to provide a forum to resolve trade conflicts between members and to carry on negotiations with the goal of further lowering and/or eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers

Names (5)

Guinea : Name
Republic of Guinea : Longname
Guinee : Name
- Local
Republique de Guinee : Longname
- Local
French Guinea : Name
- Former

Description

Guinea has had a history of authoritarian rule since gaining its independence from France in 1958. Lansana CONTE came to power in 1984 when the military seized the government after the death of the first president, Sekou TOURE. Guinea did not hold democratic elections until 1993 when Gen. CONTE (head of the military government) was elected president of the civilian government. He was reelected in 1998 and again in 2003, though all the polls were marred by irregularities. History repeated itself in December 2008 when following President CONTE's death, 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 evacuated to Morocco and subsequently to Burkina Faso. A transitional government has been installed.