ications:
broadcast stations - 1 AM, no FM, 1 TV; 41,900 telephones; 1 submarine cable

*Guernsey, Defense Forces

Note:
defense is the responsibility of the UK

*Guinea, Geography

Location:
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean between Guinea-Bissau and
Sierra Leone
Map references:
Africa, Standard Time Zones of the World
Area:
total area:
245,860 km2
land area:
245,860 km2
comparative area:
slightly smaller than Oregon
Land boundaries:
total 3,399 km, Guinea-Bissau 386 km, Cote d'Ivoire 610 km, Liberia 563 km,
Mali 858 km, Senegal 330 km, Sierra Leone 652 km
Coastline:
320 km
Maritime claims:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea:
12 nm
International disputes:
none
Climate:
generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with
southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly
harmattan winds
Terrain:
generally flat coastal plain, hilly to mountainous interior
Natural resources:
bauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium, hydropower, fish
Land use:
arable land:
6%
permanent crops:
0%
meadows and pastures:
12%
forest and woodland:
42%
other:
40%
Irrigated land:
240 km2 (1989 est.)
Environment:
hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season;
deforestation

*Guinea, People

Population:
6,236,506 (July 1993 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.46% (1993 est.)
Birth rate:
44.76 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Death rate:
20.13 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
141.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
43.68 years
male:
41.49 years
female:
45.93 years (1993 est.)
Total fertility rate:
5.9 children born/woman (1993 est.)
Nationality: noun:
Guinean(s)
adjective:
Guinean
Ethnic divisions:
Fulani 35%, Malinke 30%, Soussou 20%, indigenous tribes 15%
Religions:
Muslim 85%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 7%
Languages:
French (official); each tribe has its own language
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1990)
total population:
24%
male:
35%
female:
13%
Labor force:
2.4 million (1983)
by occupation:
agriculture 82.0%, industry and commerce 11.0%, services 5.4%
note:
88,112 civil servants (1987); 52% of population of workin