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Guinea is part of:
Africa · Western Africa ·
Water Basins of Guinea:
Cavally · Cestos · Corubal · Geba · Great Scarcies · Little Scarcies · Loffa · Moa · Niger Basin · Sassandra · Senegal Basin · St.John (Africa) · St.Paul ·
Facts & Figures edit
Capital Conakry
Neighbouring Countries Cote d Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Sierra Leone, Senegal
Total Area 245,857 km2
  - Water 0 km2 (0.00%) / 0 m2/ha
  - Land 245,857 km2
Coastline 320 km
Population 9,402,098 (38 inhab./km2)
HDIA 0.383 (2007)
Gini CoefficientA 38.6 (1995)
Nominal GDPB $4,454 million
GDP (PPP) Per CapitaB $1,100
National UN Presence FAO, UNDP, UNHCR, WHO, UNICEF, WB, UNESCO, UNIDO
Land UseC
  - Cultivated Land 17,481 km2 (7.11%)
     - Arable 10,990 km2 (4.47%)
     - Permanent Crops 6,491 km2 (2.64%)
     - Irrigated 950 km2
  - Non cultivated 2,447,406 km2 (92.89%)
Average Annual RainfallD 1651 mm
Renewable Water ResourcesE 226 km3
Water WithdrawalsF 1.51 km3/yr
  - For Agricultural Use 90%
  - For Domestic Use 8%
  - For Industrial Use 2%
  - Per Capita 179 m3
Population with safe access to
  - Improved Water Source 50%
     - Urban population 78%
     - Rural population 35%
  - Improved Sanitation 18%
     - Urban population 31%
     - Rural population 11%
References & Remarks
A UNDP Human Development Report
B CIA World Factbook and Wikipedia
C CIA World Factbook Country Profiles
D Aquastat - FAO's Information System on Water and Agriculture
E CIA World Factbook
F Earthtrends

Contents

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Country Profile: Climate, Geography, Socio-Economic Context

Country Profile: Water Bodies and Resources

Country Profile: Legal and Institutional Environment

Country Profile: Water Sector Coordination

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Country Profile: Trends in Water Use, Management and Sanitation

Country Profile: Challenges and Opportunities

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