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GUINEA.

GUINEA. JULIA DAVIS. IMPORTANT INFORMATION. LOCATED IN WESTERN AFRICA, BORDERING THE ATLANTIC OCEAN 79 TH LARGEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD IT’S ABOUT THE SIZE OF OREGON. HOT AND HUMID JUNE TO NOVEMBER-MONSOONAL-TYPE RAINY SEASON DECEMBER TO MAY-DRY SEASON. IMPORTANT INFORMATION. TERRAIN

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GUINEA.

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  1. GUINEA. JULIA DAVIS

  2. IMPORTANT INFORMATION. • LOCATED IN WESTERN AFRICA, BORDERING THE ATLANTIC OCEAN • 79TH LARGEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD • IT’S ABOUT THE SIZE OF OREGON. • HOT AND HUMID • JUNE TO NOVEMBER-MONSOONAL-TYPE RAINY SEASON • DECEMBER TO MAY-DRY SEASON

  3. IMPORTANT INFORMATION. • TERRAIN • FLAT COASTLINE • HILLY/MOUNTAINOUS INTERIOR • NATURAL RESOURCES • BAUXITE, IRON ORE, GOLD, DIAMONDS, URANIUM MAP FLAG

  4. IMPORTANTINFORMATION. • CAPITAL- CONAKRY • POPULATION- 10,601,009 PEOPLE • POPULATION CONAKRY- 1.597 MILLION PEOPLE • LIFE EXPECTANCY: 58.11 YEARS • MAJOR DISEASES • HEPATITUS A, TYPHOID FEVER, MALARIA, YELLOW FEVER, SCHISTOMIASIS, LASSA FEVER, RABIES

  5. CURRENTEVENTS. DIALLO CONDE • VIOLENCE FEARED DURING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION • CELLOU DALEIN DIALLO vs. ALPHA CONDE • DIALLO IS WINNING BY A SLIGHT MARGIN • DIALLO IS ANGRY- GUINEA’S NORTHERN COUNTRIES ARE VOTING • FINAL RESULTS ARE IN NOVEMBER 15TH

  6. CURRENTEVENTS. • MILITARY LEADER WARNED TO STAY AWAY • CAPTAIN MOUSSA DADIS CAMARA • IN BURKINA FASO • RECOVERING FROM BULLET WOUNDS • GUINEA TALKED TO U.S. AND FRANCE • TOLD GUINEA TO KEEP CAMARA OUT • A SENSE OF STABILITY HAS RETURNED • MILITARY HAS BEEN IN CHARGE- CIVILIAN RULE NOW

  7. FUN FACTS. • GUINEA’S CAPITAL CITY, CONAKRY, IS THE WETTEST ON EARTH! IT GETS 3.7 METERS ( ABOUT 146 INCHES) OF RAIN A YEAR. • PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN GUINEA ARE CALLED GUINEANS. • IN THE CITY FORECARIAH, ELECTRICITY COMES ON RANDOMLY FOR AN AVERAGE OF TWO HOURS A DAY.

  8. RESEARCH SOURCES. • https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gv.html • http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2824.htm • http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/worldref/country/guinea.htm • http://www.afrik-news.com/article18464.html • http://www.afrik-newsb.com/article16767.html • http://www.nationmaster.com/facts/Geography

  9. PICTURE RESOURCES. • http://www.rfi.fr/actuen/images/115/Portrait_Daddisx200courte.jpg • http://www.usaid.gov/gn/mission/strategy/guinea_map_300.jpg • http://alphaconde.com/alpha_conde/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/alpha_interview.png • http://www.france24.com/en/files/element_multimedia/image/Cellou%20Dalin%20Diallo%20UFDG.jpg • http://www.mapsofworld.com/images/world-countries-flags/guinea-flag.gif

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