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Transnational_issues of Guinea

Disputes - international: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:refugees (country of origin): 54,810 (Liberia), 5,423 (Sierra Leone), 3,900 (Cote d'Ivoire)
IDPs: 19,000 (cross-border incursions from Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone) (2006)

Guinea Quickstats

  • Population: 9,947,814 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 245,857 sq km
  • Density: 38 /km² (164th)
  • GDP (total): $18.879 billion (111th)
  • GDP (per capita): $2,035 (142nd)
  • Literacy: 29.5%

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  • Currency: Guinean franc (GNF)
  • Dial code: +224

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Guinea Internet

  • Usage: 50,000
  • Penetration: 0.6 %
  • Top Domain: .gv

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
  • Overall reward: Low

e-maturity:

  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

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