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Republic of Guinea
Republique de Guinee
former: French Guinea
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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37,000 (1998) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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21,567 (1998) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: poor to fair system of open-wire lines, small radiotelephone communication stations, and new microwave radio relay system
domestic: microwave radio relay and radiotelephone communication international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 4 (one station is inactive), FM 1 (plus 7 repeaters), shortwave 3 (2001) |
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Radios:
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357,000 (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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6 lowpowered stations (2001) |
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Televisions:
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85,000 (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.gn |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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4 (2001) |
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Internet users:
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15,000 (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 1,086 km
standard gauge: 279 km 1.435-m gauge narrow gauge: 807 km 1.000-m gauge (includes 662 km in common carrier service from Kankan to Conakry, of which 36 km are usable and the rest are deteriorating (2000 est.) |
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Highways:
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total: 30,500 km
paved: 5,033 km unpaved: 25,467 km (1996) |
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Waterways:
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1,295 km (navigable by shallow-draft native craft) |
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Ports and harbors:
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Boke, Conakry, Kamsar |
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Merchant marine:
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none (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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15 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 5
over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 10 10
1,524 to 2,437 m: 6 914 to 1,523 m: 3 under 914 m: 6 1 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Army, Navy, Air Force, Republican Guard, Presidential Guard, paramilitary National Gendarmerie, National Police Force (Surete National) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 1,812,131 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 915,028 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$137.6 million (FY01) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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3.3% (FY01) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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major border incursions from Revolutionary United Front combatants from Sierra Leone, dissident Guinean forces, Liberian Army, and mercenaries between September 2000 and March 2001 killed over 1,500 Guinean civilians and military personnel; the borders remain mostly sealed |