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| Country name |
conventional long form: republic of guinea conventional short form: guinea local short form: guinee former: french guinea local long form: republique de guinee |
| Government type | republic |
| Capital | Conakry |
| Administrative divisions | 33 prefectures and 1 special zone (zone special)*; Beyla, Boffa, Boke, Conakry*, Coyah, Dabola, Dalaba, Dinguiraye, Dubreka, Faranah, Forecariah, Fria, Gaoual, Gueckedou, Kankan, Kerouane, Kindia, Kissidougou, Koubia, Koundara, Kouroussa, Labe, Lelouma, Lola, Macenta, Mali, Mamou, Mandiana, Nzerekore, Pita, Siguiri, Telimele, Tougue, Yomou |
| Independence | 2 October 1958 (from France) |
| National holiday | Independence Day, 2 October (1958) |
| Constitution | 23 December 1990 (Loi Fundamentale) |
| Legal system | based on French civil law system, customary law, and decree; legal codes currently being revised; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Suffrage | 18 years of age; universal |
| Executive branch |
chief of state: president lansana conte (head of military government since 5 april 1984, elected president 19 december 1993) head of government: prime minister francois lonseny fall (since 23 february 2004) cabinet: council of ministers appointed by the president elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; candidate must receive a majority of the votes cast to be elected president; election last held 21 december 2003 (next to be held na december 2008); the prime minister is appointed by the president election results: lansana conte reelected president; percent of vote - lansana conte (pup) 95.3%, mamadou boye barry (upr) 4.6% |
| Legislative branch | unicameral People's National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale Populaire (114 seats; members are elected by direct, popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 30 june 2002 (next to be held na 2007) election results: percent of vote by party - pup 61.6%, upr 26.6%, other 11.8%; seats by party - pup 85, upr 20, other 9 |
| Judicial branch | Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel |
| Political parties and leaders | Democratic Party of Guinea-African Democratic Rally or PDG-RDA [El Hadj Ismael Mohamed Gassim GUSHEIN]; National Union for Progress or UPN [Mamadou Bhoye BARRY]; Party for Unity and Progress or PUP [Lansana CONTE] - the governing party; People's Party of Guinea or PPG [Pascal TOLNO]; Rally for the Guinean People or RPG [Alpha CONDE]; Union for Progress and Renewal or UPR [Siradiou DIALLO]; Union for Progress of Guinea or UPG [Jean-Marie DORE, secretary-general]; Union of Republican Forces or UFR [Sidya TOURE] |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | NA |
| International organization participation | ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITU, MINURSO, NAM, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNAMSIL, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO |
| Diplomatic representation in the US |
chief of mission: ambassador rafiou alpha oumar barry FAX: [1] (202) 478-3010 telephone: [1] (202) 986-4300 chancery: 2112 leroy place nw, washington, dc 20008 |
| Diplomatic representation from the US |
chief of mission: ambassador barrie r. walkley embassy: rue ka 038, conakry mailing address: b. p. 603, conakry telephone: [224] 41 15 20, 41 15 21, 41 15 23 FAX: [224] 41 15 22 |
| Flag description | three equal vertical bands of red (hoist side), yellow, and green; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia |
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