The 2003 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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СКАЧАТЬ 12,000 (1997)

      Telephone system:

       general assessment: NA

       domestic: NA

       international: 1 submarine cable

      Radio broadcast stations:

       AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)

      Radios:

       NA

      Television broadcast stations:

       1 (1997)

      Televisions:

       NA

      Internet country code:

       .gg

      Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

       NA

      Internet users:

       NA

      Transportation Guernsey

      Railways: 5 km

      Highways: total: NA km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km

      Waterways:

       none

      Ports and harbors:

       Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson

      Merchant marine:

       none (2002 est.)

      Airports:

       2 (2002)

      Airports - with paved runways: total: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2002)

      Military Guernsey

      Military - note: defense is the responsibility of the UK

      Transnational Issues Guernsey

      Disputes - international: none

      This page was last updated on 18 December, 2003

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      @Guinea

      Introduction Guinea

      Background:

       Independent from France since 1958, Guinea did not hold democratic

       elections until 1993 when Gen. Lansana CONTE (head of the military

       government) was elected president of the civilian government. He was

       reelected in 1998. Unrest in Sierra Leone has spilled over into

       Guinea, threatening stability and creating a humanitarian emergency.

      Geography Guinea

      Location:

       Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between

       Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone

      Geographic coordinates:

       11 00 N, 10 00 W

      Map references:

       Africa

      Area:

       total: 245,857 sq km

       water: 0 sq km

       land: 245,857 sq km

      Area - comparative:

       slightly smaller than Oregon

      Land boundaries: total: 3,399 km border countries: Cote d'Ivoire 610 km, Guinea-Bissau 386 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

      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

      Elevation extremes:

       lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m

       highest point: Mont Nimba 1,752 m

      Natural resources:

       bauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium, hydropower, fish

      Land use: arable land: 3.6% permanent crops: 2.44% other: 93.96% (1998 est.)

      Irrigated land:

       950 sq km (1998 est.)

      Natural hazards:

       hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry

       season

      Environment - current issues:

       deforestation; inadequate supplies of potable water;

       desertification; soil contamination and erosion; overfishing,

       overpopulation in forest region; poor mining practices have led to

       environmental damage

      Environment - international agreements:

       party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto

       Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law

       of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands, Whaling

       signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

      Geography - note:

       the Niger and its important tributary the Milo have their sources

       in the Guinean highlands

      People Guinea

      Population:

       9,030,220 (July 2003 est.)

      Age structure:

       0–14 years: 44.4% (male 2,027,970; female 1,986,300)

       15–64 years: 52.4% (male 2,358,566; female 2,372,384)

       65 years and over: 3.2% (male 124,382; female 160,618) СКАЧАТЬ