sory ICJ jurisdiction

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

Executive branch:
chief of state and head of government: President Lansana CONTE,
elected in the first multiparty election 19 December 1993 (president
must be elected by a majority of the votes cast); prior to the
election he had ruled as head of military government since 5 April
1984
cabinet: Council of Ministers was appointed by the president

Legislative branch: unicameral
People's National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale Populaire): the
People's National Assembly was dissolved after the 3 April 1984
coup; framework established in December 1991 for a new National
Assembly with 114 seats; legislative elections were held on 11 June
1995; results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (114 total) PUP
71, RPG 19, PRP 9, UNR 9, UPG 2, PDG 1, UNP 1, PDG/RDA 1, other 1

Judicial branch: Court of Appeal (Cour d'Appel)

Political parties and leaders: political parties were legalized on
1 April 1992; of the more than 40 with legal status, the following
won seats in the legislature in the 11 June 1995 elections
pro-government: Party for Unity and Progress (PUP)
other: Rally for the Guinean People (RPG), Alpha CONDE; Union for a
New Republic (UNR), Mamadou BAH; Party for Renewal and Progress
(PRP), Siradiou DIALLO; Union for Progress of Guinea (UPG),
Secretary-General Jean-Marie DORE; Democratic Party of Guinea (DPG),
Ahmed Sekou TOURE; National Union for the Prosperity of Guinea
(UNPG), Lt.Col. Facine TOURE, leader; Democratic Party of Guinea
(PDG), El Hadj Ismael Mohamed Gassim GUSHEIN, leader

International organization participation: ACCT, ACP, AfDB, CCC,
ECA, ECOWAS, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC,
IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ITU, MINURSO, NAM,
OAU, OIC, UN, UNAMIR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO,
WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO

Diplomatic representation in US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Bangoura Mahawa CAMARA
chancery: 2112 Leroy Place NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 483-9420
FAX: [1] (202) 483-8688

US diplomatic representation:
chief of mission: Ambassador Joseph A. SALOOM III
embassy: Rue KA 038, Conakry
mailing address: B. P. 603, Conakry
telephone: [224] 41 15 20, 41 15 21, 41 15 23
FAX: [224] 44 15 22

Flag: three equal vertical bands of red (hoist side), yellow, and
green; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethi