Information on Guinea
BASIC INFORMATION
Name | REPUBLIC OF GUINEA |
Governance | DEMOCRACY |
Capital CITY | CONAKRY |
Population | 12.4 MILLION |
Official language (s) | FRENCH |
Human Development Index | 0.414 |
Time Zone | (UTC+0)) (GMT+0)
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Main Port | PORT OF CONAKRY |
Income Group | LOW INCOME |
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (%) | 6.85 |
YOUTH UNEMPLOYEMENT RATE (%) | 10.6 |
NATIONAL MINISTRY RESPONSIBLE FOR TRADE
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CONTACT (TEL, FAX, E-MAIL) | |
WEBSITE |
NATIONAL TRADE PROFILE
UNIT CURRENCY | GUINEAN FRANC (GNF) |
EASE OF DOING BUSINESS RANKING (With link) | 153 |
MAIN IMPORT COMMODITY (%) | MINERAL FUELS (15%); CEREALS (11%) |
MAIN EXPORT COMMODITY (%) | PEARLS, P STONES (40%); ORE SLAG (37%) |
MAIN EXPORT PARTNERS (%) | EUROPE (35%); ASIA (31%) |
MAIN IMPORT PARTNERS (%) | ASIA (46%); EUROPE (40%) |
SHARE OF INTRA REGIONAL TRADE (%) | 1.6 |
SHARE OF GLOBAL TRADE (%) | |
GDP GROWTH (ANNUAL %) | 6.4 |
GDP PER CAPITA | 446 USD |
SYSTEM OF TRADE | |
CORPORATE TAX RATE (%) | 35.00 |
LENDING CATEGORY | |
PERSONAL INCOME TAX RATE (%) | 40.00 |
INFLATION (%) | 9.6 |
Balance of trade | 181 USD MILLION |
Current account | -10.2 USD MILLION |
Interest rate (%) | 12.5 |
NATIONAL TRADE AND RELATED LINKS
National Trade Website | |
Customs | |
Statistics | |
Central Bank | |
Immigration |