GUINEA. JULIA DAVIS
IMPORTANT INFORMATION. LOCATED IN WESTERN AFRICA, BORDERING THE ATLANTIC OCEAN 79 TH LARGEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD – IT’S ABOUT THE SIZE OF OREGON. HOT AND HUMID – JUNE TO NOVEMBER-MONSOONAL-TYPE RAINY SEASON – DECEMBER TO MAY-DRY SEASON
IMPORTANT INFORMATION. TERRAIN – FLAT COASTLINE – HILLY/MOUNTAINOUS INTERIOR NATURAL RESOURCES – BAUXITE, IRON ORE, GOLD, DIAMONDS, URANIUM MAP FLAG
IMPORTANT INFORMATION. CAPITAL- CONAKRY POPULATION- 10,601,009 PEOPLE POPULATION CONAKRY MILLION PEOPLE LIFE EXPECTANCY: YEARS MAJOR DISEASES – HEPATITUS A, TYPHOID FEVER, MALARIA, YELLOW FEVER, SCHISTOMIASIS, LASSA FEVER, RABIES
CURRENT EVENTS. DIALLO CONDE VIOLENCE FEARED DURING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION – CELLOU DALEIN DIALLO vs. ALPHA CONDE – DIALLO IS WINNING BY A SLIGHT MARGIN – DIALLO IS ANGRY- GUINEA’S NORTHERN COUNTRIES ARE VOTING – FINAL RESULTS ARE IN NOVEMBER 15 TH
CURRENT EVENTS. MILITARY LEADER WARNED TO STAY AWAY – CAPTAIN MOUSSA DADIS CAMARA IN BURKINA FASO RECOVERING FROM BULLET WOUNDS – GUINEA TALKED TO U.S. AND FRANCE TOLD GUINEA TO KEEP CAMARA OUT – A SENSE OF STABILITY HAS RETURNED – MILITARY HAS BEEN IN CHARGE- CIVILIAN RULE NOW
FUN FACTS. GUINEA’S CAPITAL CITY, CONAKRY, IS THE WETTEST ON EARTH! IT GETS 3.7 METERS ( ABOUT 146 INCHES) OF RAIN A YEAR. PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN GUINEA ARE CALLED GUINEANS. IN THE CITY FORECARIAH, ELECTRICITY COMES ON RANDOMLY FOR AN AVERAGE OF TWO HOURS A DAY.
RESEARCH SOURCES. factbook/geos/gv.html factbook/geos/gv.html srv/inatl/longterm/worldref/country/guinea.htm srv/inatl/longterm/worldref/country/guinea.htm
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