Guinea


Projects

  • A2Z The USAID Micronutrient and Child Blindness Project

    Topics: Maternal Health, Child Health, Nutrition

    Approaches: Nutrition, Nutrition,

    Geographic Areas: Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Asia & the Pacific, India, Philippines, Middle East & North Africa, Gaza Strip, West Bank

  • Ambassadors’ Girls Scholarship Program (AGSP)

    Topics: Community Mobilization, Girls Education, HIV/AIDS, Primary Education, Secondary Education

    Approaches: Secondary Education, Secondary Education, Secondary Education,

    Geographic Areas: Africa, Kenya, Niger, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Chad, Somalia, Sudan, Cameroon, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Guinea

  • Guinea Links Project

    Topics: Education

    Approaches: EducationEducationEducationEducation

    Geographic Areas: Africa, Guinea

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Guinea at a Glance

LocationWestern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone

Population9,467,866

Population Growth Rate2.37%

ReligionsMuslim 85%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 7%

LanguagesFrench (official), each ethnic group has its own language

Literacy
definition:  age 15 and over can read and write
total population:  35.9%
male: 49.9%
female:  21.9% (1995 est.)

Related Resources
CIA Fact Book - Guinea