Where is Guinea?
About Guinea
The Land
The People
Life and Death
Health, Energy and the Environment
Education and Work
Travel, Communication and the Media
Guinea is an above average size country in western Africa.
Guinea borders the Atlantic Ocean.
The land is generally flat with mountains inland.
The geographical coordinates for the centre of Guinea, also known as lines of latitude and longitude, are:-
Latitude - 11 00N
Longitude - 10 00W
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The Guinean flag is three equal vertical stripes of red, at the top, yellow and green. Red represents the people's sacrifice for liberation and work while
yellow is for the sun, the riches of the earth and for justice and green represents the country's vegetation and unity.
We have already written our own history of England but are asking schools in Guinea to provide us with a detailed history of
their own country. Check how here.
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The total land area of Guinea is 245,717 sq kms which is the 32nd largest in Africa.
Guinea has lakes, rivers and canals which total 140 sq kms.
Guinea has boundaries with 1 country
Guinea has a coastline of 320 kms which is the 30th longest in Africa.
The highest point in Guinea is Mont Nimba at 1,752 metres.
The total population of Guinea is 11.86 million people, making it the 25th largest country in Africa by population.
Of this number 5.94 million are females and 5.92 million are males.
A person from Guinea is called a Guinean.
To be a citizen of Guinea, one of your parents must be a citizen of Guinea. It is not sufficient to be born in Guinea. We have no information
for how long you have to live in Guinea before you can begin to apply for citizenship.
The largest five cities in Guinea, by population are:-
The birth rate in Guinea is 36.4 births per 1,000 of population
The death rate in Guinea is 8.9 deaths per 1,000 people.
Check this against the birth rate. If the death rate is higher than the birth rate then
the population will decrease unless immigrants arrive in the country.
There are 50.1 deaths of girls under 1 year per 1,000 of births and 60.4 deaths of boys.
The median age for females is 19.3 and for males is 18.8. The median age is that age which divides the population exactly in half so there are the same number
of people above the median age as below it.
The average age of a woman when she has her first child is 18.9.
The elderly dependency ratio is 5.6. This is the number of elderly people (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64).
The potential support ratio is 17.8. This is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.
Guinea spends 5.6% of its total income on health care.
There are 0.08 doctors per 1,000 people.
There are 0.3 hospital beds per 1,000 people.
7.7% of the population are estimated as obese.
92.7% of the urban population and 67.4% of the rural population have drinking water that is either piped into their home or they have access to a public tap, a protected borehole, well, spring or
protected rainwater collection facility.
34.1% of the urban population and 11.8% of the rural population have access to a flushing toilet that is connected to a sewer, a pit latrine (that is a
permanent hole in the ground that is looked after) or a composting toilet.
Guinea spends 2.2% of its total income on education.
Children usually start school at age 7 in Guinea. Primary education is for six years until age 13 and secondary education can continue till 20. This may be followed
by further education at a university or college.
We are awaiting information about school terms in Guinea.
22.8% of females and 38.1% of males are able to read and write by the age of 15.
1.0% of all people aged between 16 and 24 are not in work. Among females 0.6% are unemployed while with males 1.5% can't find work.
The total number of people available for work in Guinea is 5.56 million.
They work in the following sectors.
There are 4 paved airports in Guinea, which is the 38th highest number in Africa.
There are 837 kilometres of railways in Guinea, the 21st longest in Africa.
There are 44,348 kilometres of roads in Guinea, which means Guinea is in 16th place for the most kilometres of roads in Africa.