Guinée

Exact population: 9,690,222 (July 2006 est.)
Literacy: Total population: 35.9%; male: 49.9%; female: 21.9%
Ethnicities: Peuhl 40%, Malinke 30%, Soussou 20%, smaller ethnic groups 10%
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
Terrain: Generally flat coastal plain, hilly to mountainous interior
Extremes: Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m; highest point: Mont Nimba 1,752 m
Imports: Cote d''Ivoire 15.5%, France 9%, Belgium 6.1%, China 6%, South Africa 4.8% (2004)
Exports: France 17.7%, Belgium 14.7%, UK 14.7%, Switzerland 12.8%, Ukraine 4.2% (2004)
Industries: Bauxite, gold, diamonds; alumina refining; light manufacturing and agricultural processing industries

Source: CIA World Factbook