Attribute | Guinea × | Congo, Democratic Republic of the × |
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Geography | ||
Area (km²) | 245,857 | 2,344,858 |
Continent | Africa | Africa |
Land area (km²) | 245,717 | 2,267,048 |
Water area (km²) | 140 | 77,810 |
Land boundaries (km) | 4,046 | 10,481 |
Border countries |
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Coastline (km) | 320 | 37 |
Mean elevation (m) | 472 | 726 |
Lowest point (m) | 0 | 0 |
Highest point (m) | 1,752 | 5,110 |
People | ||
Population | 12,527,440 | 101,780,263 |
Official languages |
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Religion | Muslim | Roman Catholic |
Government | ||
Long country name | Republic of Guinea | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Short country name | Guinea | DRC |
Long local name | Republique de Guinee | Republique Democratique du Congo |
Short local name | Guinee | RDC |
Former name |
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Government type | Presidential republic | Semi-presidential republic |
Capital | Conakry | Kinshasa |
Economy | ||
GDP (PPP) (USD) | 27,970,000,000 | 68,600,000,000 |
GDP (OER) (USD) | 10,250,000,000 | 41,440,000,000 |
GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 8.2 | 3.4 |
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 2,200 | 800 |
Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 5.1 | 11.5 |
Labor force | 5,558,000 | 31,360,000 |
Unemployment rate (%) | 2.7 | - |
Population below poverty line (%) | 47 | 63 |
Budget revenues (USD) | 1,700,000,000 | 4,634,000,000 |
Budget expenditures (USD) | 1,748,000,000 | 5,009,000,000 |
Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 2.47 | 0.67 |
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 16.6 | 11.2 |
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -0.5 | -0.9 |
Public debt (% of GDP) | 37.9 | 18.1 |
Inflation rate (%) | 8.9 | 41.5 |
Central bank discount rate (%) | 22.25 | 20 |
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 22.2 | 20.62 |
Stock of narrow money (USD) | 1,840,000,000 | 1,044,000,000 |
Stock of broad money (USD) | 1,840,000,000 | 1,044,000,000 |
Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 1,762,000,000 | 3,252,000,000 |
1↑Current account balance (USD) | -705,000,000 | -200,000,000 |
Exports (USD) | 3,514,000,000 | 10,980,000,000 |
Imports (USD) | 4,799,000,000 | 10,820,000,000 |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 331,800,000 | 457,500,000 |
External debt (USD) | 1,458,000,000 | 4,963,000,000 |
National currency | Guinean francs | Congolese francs |
National currency (code) | GNF | CDF |
National currency (symbol) | FG | FC |
National currency rate to USD | 9 | 1 |