1. GUINEA. JULIA DAVIS

2. 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

3. IMPORTANT INFORMATION. TERRAIN – FLAT COASTLINE – HILLY/MOUNTAINOUS INTERIOR NATURAL RESOURCES – BAUXITE, IRON ORE, GOLD, DIAMONDS, URANIUM  MAP FLAG 

4. IMPORTANT INFORMATION. CAPITAL- CONAKRY POPULATION- 10,601,009 PEOPLE POPULATION CONAKRY- 1.597 MILLION PEOPLE LIFE EXPECTANCY: 58.11 YEARS MAJOR DISEASES – HEPATITUS A, TYPHOID FEVER, MALARIA, YELLOW FEVER, SCHISTOMIASIS, LASSA FEVER, RABIES

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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.

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9. PICTURE RESOURCES. http://www.rfi.fr/actuen/images/115/Portrait_Daddisx200courte.jp g http://www.rfi.fr/actuen/images/115/Portrait_Daddisx200courte.jp g http://www.usaid.gov/gn/mission/strategy/guinea_map_300.jpg http://alphaconde.com/alpha_conde/wp- content/uploads/2010/03/alpha_interview.png http://alphaconde.com/alpha_conde/wp- content/uploads/2010/03/alpha_interview.png http://www.france24.com/en/files/element_multimedia/image/Cel lou%20Dalin%20Diallo%20UFDG.jpg http://www.france24.com/en/files/element_multimedia/image/Cel lou%20Dalin%20Diallo%20UFDG.jpg http://www.mapsofworld.com/images/world-countries- flags/guinea-flag.gif http://www.mapsofworld.com/images/world-countries- flags/guinea-flag.gif