Attribute |
Guinea × | West Bank × |
Geography | | |
Area (km²) | 245,857 | 5,860 |
Continent | Africa | Asia |
Land area (km²) | 245,717 | 5,640 |
Water area (km²) | 140 | 220 |
Land boundaries (km) | 4,046 | 478 |
Border countries | - Cote d'Ivoire
- Guinea-Bissau
- Liberia
- Mali
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
| |
Coastline (km) | 320 | 0 |
Mean elevation (m) | 472 | - |
Lowest point (m) | 0 | -431 |
Highest point (m) | 1,752 | 1,020 |
People | | |
Population | 12,527,440 | 2,900,034 |
Official languages | | Array of values |
Religion | Muslim | Muslim |
Government | | |
Long country name | Republic of Guinea | - |
Short country name | Guinea | West Bank |
Long local name | Republique de Guinee | - |
Short local name | Guinee | - |
Former name | | - |
Government type | Presidential republic | - |
Capital | Conakry | - |
Economy | | |
GDP (PPP) (USD) | 27,970,000,000 | 21,220,000,000 |
GDP (OER) (USD) | 10,250,000,000 | 9,828,000,000 |
GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 8.2 | 5.3 |
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 2,200 | 4,300 |
Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 5.1 | 7.8 |
Labor force | 5,558,000 | 1,240,000 |
Unemployment rate (%) | 2.7 | 27.9 |
Population below poverty line (%) | 47 | 18 |
Budget revenues (USD) | 1,700,000,000 | 1,314,000,000 |
Budget expenditures (USD) | 1,748,000,000 | 1,278,000,000 |
Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 2.47 | - |
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 16.6 | 13.4 |
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -0.5 | 0.4 |
Public debt (% of GDP) | 37.9 | 24.4 |
Inflation rate (%) | 8.9 | 0.2 |
Central bank discount rate (%) | 22.25 | - |
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 22.2 | 5.8 |
Stock of narrow money (USD) | 1,840,000,000 | 416,500,000 |
Stock of broad money (USD) | 1,840,000,000 | 416,500,000 |
Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 1,762,000,000 | 2,211,000,000 |
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | - | 3,339,000,000 |
Current account balance (USD) | -705,000,000 | -1,444,000,000 |
Exports (USD) | 3,514,000,000 | 2,126,000,000 |
Imports (USD) | 4,799,000,000 | 6,565,000,000 |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 331,800,000 | 0 |
External debt (USD) | 1,458,000,000 | 1,662,000,000 |
National currency | Guinean francs | new Israeli shekels |
National currency (code) | GNF | ILS |
National currency (symbol) | FG | ₪ |
National currency rate to USD | 9 | 3.606 |