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| | Guinea (01/06) |
 | | Guinea is a constitutional republic in which effective power is concentrated in a strong presidency. | | | Guinea relinquished a seat on the UN Security Council after serving a 2-year term beginning October 2001. | | | The president governs Guinea assisted by his appointed council of civilian ministers. |
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http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2824.htm
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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: New Guinea |
| | Attended at first by the Jesuits, it was later entrusted to the Missionary Fathers of the Sacred Heart of Issoudun. | | | A change of governors allowed the return of the Catholic missionaries, and on 1 May, 1889, British New Guinea was erected into a vicariate Apostolic and Father Navarre appointed vicar Apostolic. | | | This is, as already stated, almost the sole easily accessible portion of New Guinea. |
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http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10783a.htm
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| | United Nations - OCHA IRIN Africa News |
| | CONAKRY, 7 Apr 2006 (IRIN) - Sacked Guinean prime minister, Cellou Dalein Diallo, refuted claims that he is under house arrest and told IRIN that his 11 years in government were a testament to his loyalty to the president. | | | CONAKRY, 5 Apr 2006 (IRIN) - In a sign of high-level institutional infighting in Guinea, ailing President Lansana Conte sacked reformist Prime Minister Cellou Dalein Diallo on Wednesday, hours after overturning a decree which would have increased Diallo’s influence. | | | CONAKRY, 20 Mar 2006 (IRIN) - Guinean President Lansana Conte made an unscheduled “private trip” to Switzerland this weekend where the chronic diabetic who is in his 70s will also seek some medical attention, said aides. |
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http://www.irinnews.org/frontpage.asp?SelectRegion=West_Africa&SelectCountry=Guinea
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| | allAfrica.com: Guinea |
| | In a sign of high-level institutional infighting in Guinea, ailing President Lansana Conte sacked reformist Prime Minister Cellou Dalein Diallo on Wednedsay, hours after overturning a decree which would have increased Diallo's influence. | | | Guinean President Lansana Conte made an unscheduled "private trip" to Switzerland this weekend where the chronic diabetic who is in his 60s will also seek some medical attention, said aides. | | | Government ministers and leading business men turned out in force Friday to welcome President Lansana Conte back home to Guinea's capital Conakry, after spending nearly a week in Switzerland where he received medical treatment. |
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http://allafrica.com/guinea
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| | Index of Economic Freedom 2004 - Countries |
| | Unless a viable successor emerges before his inevitable passing, the military can be expected to assume control of the government under the guise of maintaining law and order. | | | Many citizens are wary of judicial corruption and instead prefer to rely on traditional systems of justice at the village or urban neighborhood level.” | | | According to the Economist Intelligence Unit, “The banking system is progressively gaining public confidence, as demonstrated by the steady rise in demand deposits…. |
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http://cf.heritage.org/index2004test/country2.cfm?id=Guinea
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| | Guinea News |
| | On April 5 Lansana Conte, the president of the West African state of Guinea, annulled a presidential decree which ordered a cabinet reshuffle and increased the powers of Prime Minister Cellou Dalein Diallo. | | | Prime Minister Diallo has been accused of "grave misconduct" The president of Guinea, Lansana Conte, has reportedly sacked Prime Minister Cellou Dalein Diallo in an apparent power struggle between the two men. | | | President Lansana Conte, who was flown to Switzerland at the weekend to receive medical treatment, addressed the nation on state radio on Tuesday to assure Guineans that he would be coming home soon. |
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http://www.topix.net/world/guinea
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| | GUIDE TO LAW ONLINE: Guinea |
| | Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Guinea, Republic of (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency) | | | Portals to the World: Guinea (Library of Congress) | | | Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Guinea (U.S. Dept. of State) |
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http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/guinea.html
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| | Guinea |
| | In 1989, President Conté announced that Guinea would move to a multiparty democracy, and in 1991, voters approved a new constitution. | | | In Dec. 1993 elections, the president's Unity and Progress Party took almost 51% of the vote. | | | Guinea achieved independence on Oct. 2, 1958, and became an independent state with Sékou Touré as president. |
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http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107600.html
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| | Guinea - Amnesty International |
| | Reports issued during the year by the UN Panel of Experts on Liberia stated that Guinea had supported the LURD with cross-border artillery fire in 2001 and that Guinean liaison officers had crossed into Lofa County to assess LURD’s progress. | | | Long-delayed legislative elections were held in June and the ruling Parti de l’unité et du progrès (PUP), Party of Unity and Progress, won more than a two-thirds majority in the National Assembly. | | | Guinea: Maintaining order with contempt for the right to life |
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http://web.amnesty.org/report2003/Gin-summary-eng
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| | Guinea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The colonial assembly became the Constituent Assembly for the newly independent republic, and Sékou Touré, the P.D.G. leader, became the President of the republic and the head of the government. | | | Guinea gained her independence from France in 1958 and was governed by a dictatorship headed by Ahmed Sékou Touré. | | | Present-day Guinea was created as a colony by France in 1890 with Noël Balley being the first governor. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea
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| | USAID Africa: Guinea |
| | Guinea is a moderate Muslim country that currently holds a non-permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council and maintains a moderate, secular orientation in its foreign policy. | | | Moreover, political will to continue reforms has severely diminished in recent years, and Guinea continues to rank among the poorest countries in the world. | | | Keeping Guinea stable is important to resolving conflicts in this volatile region, and to preventing conditions that could become a security threat to the United States. |
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http://www.usaid.gov/locations/sub-saharan_africa/countries/guinea
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| | Guinea - Atlapedia Online |
| | MODERN HISTORY - WWII TO 1993: In 1958 the people of Guinea voted for complete independence from France which was granted on Sept. 28, 1958 and Ahmed Sekou Toure officially became President. | | | Guinea's first constitution took effect on November 12 which was amended in December and made Toure's Democratic Party of Guinea (PDG) the country's only political party. | | | After Toure's death on Mar. 26, 1984 military leaders took control of the government under Col. Lansana Conte and suspended the constitution as well as abolishing the PDG. |
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http://www.atlapedia.com/online/countries/guinea.htm
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| | Welcome to Guinea |
| | Political parties and leaders: political parties were legalized on 1 April 1992; of the more than 40 with legal status, the following won seats in the legislature in the 11 June 1995 elections | | | Facine TOURE]; Party for Renewal and Progress or PRP [Siradiou DIALLO] | | | Guinea possesses over 25% of the world's bauxite reserves and is the second largest bauxite producer. |
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http://www.middleeastnews.com/Guinea.html
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| | Guinea - Wikitravel |
| | He was general to President Sekou Toure, who presided from 1958 to 1984, and General Conte took over the government when Sekou Toure died. | | | It was not until the early 90s that General Conte began taking a more democratic position in government and allowing open elections. | | | General Lansana Conte has been the president of the Republic of Guinea since 1984. |
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http://wikitravel.org/en/Guinea
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| | New Guinea Encyclopedia Article @ LaunchBase.com (Launch Base) |
| | This so called Act of Free Choice (Pepera) resulted, under strong threats and intimidations of the Indonesian military, in a 100% vote for continued Indonesian rule. | | | The Australian territories became collectively known as The Territories of Papua and New Guinea (until February 1942). | | | The first Dutch government posts were established in 1898 and in 1902 Manokwari on the North coast, Fak-Fak in the West and Merauke in the South at the border with British New Guinea. |
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http://www.launchbase.com/encyclopedia/New_Guinea
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| | Australia-New Guinea - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Australia-New Guinea |
| | Bird life also flourished, in particular the ancestors of the great passerine order that would eventually spread to all parts of the globe and account for more than half of all living avian species. | | | All were joined onto Antarctica as part of the southern supercontinent Gondwana until the plate began to drift north about 96 million years ago (mya). | | | Australia-New Guinea, also called Sahul or Meganesia, is made up of the continent of Australia and the islands of New Guinea and Tasmania. |
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http://www.encyclopedia-glossary.com/en/Australia-New-Guinea.html
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| | Overview - Guinea Country Guide - World Travel Guide |
| | In 1958, when it declared independence from France and voted in a staunchly socialist one-party Government, Guinea became an isolated and secretive country. | | | Even so, it is still one of the least visited countries in Africa and it can be difficult, despite declarations to the contrary, to acquire visas. | | | Registered Office: Hanover House, 14 Hanover Square, London, W1S 1HP |
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http://www.worldtravelguide.net/country/country_guide.ehtml?o=109&NAV_guide_class=CountryGuide&NAV_Region=109
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| | Guinea on the Internet |
| | Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members - Guinea | | | Provides a list of the President, Cabinet members, the Governor of the Central Bank, the country's Ambassador to the U.S., and its U.N. Representative. | | | Has brief information on the The United States Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea, The Deputy Chief Of Mission, The American Embassy - Conakry, United States Information Service - Conakry, United States Agency for International Development, Peace Corps. |
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http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/guinea.html
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| | SIM Country Profile: Guinea |
| | Portuguese Catholics had tried to establish missions earlier, but attempts were not vigorous. | | | SIM missionaries in Guinea serve the Muslim Maninka, the second largest people group, centered in the city of Kankan. | | | Guinea gained independence from France on October 2, 1958. |
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http://www.sim.org/country.asp?CID=26&fun=1
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| | Guinea - West Africa |
| | Independent from France since 1958, Guinea did not hold democratic elections until 1993 when Gen. Lansana CONTE (head of the military government) was elected president of the civilian government. | | | Guinea: The Switzerland of Africa is a Land of Contrasts | | | Profile of higher education practice in Guinea by International Network for Higher Education in Africa. |
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| | Guinea - Bissau on the Internet, Guiné-Bissau, Guinée-Bissau |
| | International Court of Justice (The Hague, Netherlands) - Guinea Bissau | | | Has a draft version of a case study (55 pages) by Korver (while at the Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen) on the development of e-mail and the internet in Guinea-Bissau. | | | Volumes may be borrowed thru interlibrary loan by U.S. libraries. |
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http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/guin-bis.html
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| | Human Rights Watch: Africa : Guinea |
| | International human rights law prohibits the return, or refoulement, of people to situations where their life or freedom would be threatened. | | | A government official claimed that a "resource shortage" is responsible for the delay.120 Guinea attended the First Meeting of States Parties in Maputo in May 1999. | | | The government of Guinea violated the United Nations arms embargo on Liberia and supplied weapons that Liberian rebels used to commit atrocities, Human Rights Watch charged in a briefing paper released today. |
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http://www.hrw.org/doc?t=africa&c=guinea
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| | Guinea |
| | Persons violating Guinean laws, even unknowingly, may be expelled, arrested or imprisoned. | | | Penalties for possession, use, or trafficking in illegal drugs in Guinea are severe, and convicted offenders can expect long jail sentences and heavy fines. | | | As a result of the periodic tenuous situation in some of Guinea’s neighboring countries (Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Côte d'Ivoire), the Department of State urges U.S. citizens to take precautions when traveling south of Kissidougou, including the prefectures of Gueckedou, Macenta, N'Zerekore, Yomou, Lolo, and Beyla. |
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http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1132.html
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| | Guinea-Conakry |
| | In 1974, the Democratic Party of Guinea (PDG) was founded as a section of the new international African Democratic Rally (RDA), giving Ahmed Sekou Toure and his associates political power. | | | Colonial reforms after World War II gradually reduced French administration, and Guineans gained more political responsibility and power. | | | The RDA broke with the communists in 1950, and Toure asserted that the Marxist doctrine of class struggle was inapplicable to Africa and that the movement must be freed of any vestige of European power. |
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http://www.uiowa.edu/~africart/toc/countries/Guinea-Conakry.html
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| | Guinea Worm Disease Facts |
| | Over the course of a year in the human body, the immature worms pierce the intestinal wall, grow to adulthood, and mate. | | | Other countries with more than 1,000 cases each year are Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Niger, Ghana, Mali, Uganda, Togo, Benin, and Ivory Coast. | | | This fact sheet is for information only and is not meant to be used for self-diagnosis or as a substitute for consultation with a health-care provider. |
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http://www.astdhpphe.org/infect/guinea.html
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| | Guinea |
| | Guinea is one of the wettest countries in West Africa. | | | It is also the educational center of the country, and the University of Conakry is located here, among other schools. | | | Guinea is considered to have the most reliable business for foreign investors, traders and companies in West Africa. |
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http://us-africa.tripod.com/guinea.html
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| | Guinea |
| | Coat of arms of Guinea and the Flag of the President | | | The flag of the president was the same as the national flag, with the coat of arms in the yellow field. | | | Flag adopted 10 November 1958, coat of arms adopted 23 December 1993. |
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http://flagspot.net/flags/gn.html
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| | Forgotten Children of War: Sierra Leonean Refugee Children in Guinea | | | Human Rights Watch visited Guinea in February and March 1999. | | | Sierra Leonean refugee children in Guinea are among the most vulnerable children in the world. |
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http://www.hrw.org/hrw/pubweb/Webcat-gui.html
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| | afrol News - Guinea |
| | Misanet / IRIN - President Lansana Conté, who was flown to Switzerland at the weekend to receive medical treatment, addressed the nation on state radio on Tuesday to assure Guineans that he would be coming home soon. | | | » "Guinea risks becoming a new failed state" | | | "I'll be home soon," says Guinea's President Conté |
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http://www.afrol.com/countries/guinea
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| | WTO Guinea - Member information |
| | Guinea has been a member of WTO since 25 October 1995. | | | This page gathers key information on Guinea's participation in the WTO. | | | Provides consolidated texts: click “predefined reports” and select “All sectors in each country”, then double-click Guinea. |
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http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/countries_e/guinea_e.htm
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| | BBC NEWS World Africa Country profiles Country profile: Guinea |
| | The first president, Ahmed Sekou Toure, pursued a revolutionary socialist agenda and crushed political opposition. | | | Acute economic problems, instability among its neighbours and uncertainty over a successor to its authoritarian president have prompted a European think-tank, the Crisis Group, to warn that Guinea risks becoming a "failed state". | | | However it has also been implicated in the conflicts that have ravaged the region. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1032311.stm
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| | The joint military exercises this year marked the first time in Guinea that Spanish and Italian units had participed alongside Guineans and Americans. | | | The U.S. Ship Gunston Halll, an LSD (Landing Ship Dock) of the United States Navy, visited Guinea October 9-12, as part of the West Africa Training Cruise (WATC). | | | External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein. |
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http://guinea.usembassy.gov
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| | Atlas: Guinea |
| | The Trobrianders of Papua New Guinea (Case Studies in Cultural Anthropology) by Annette B. Weiner | | | Gardening with Guineas : A Step-By-Step Guide To Raising Guinea Fowl on a Small Scale by Jeannette S. Ferguson | | | Guinea Profile: History · Government · Economy · Population … |
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http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/country/guinea.html
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| | Guinea current local time from WorldTimeServer.com |
| | This site specializes in keeping up with local laws and declarations that affect time zone rules and daylight saving time adjustments, so you can always depend on our accuracy. | | | A comprehensive list of other locations in addition to Guinea is also available which you can view current time by country name or by city name. | | | You can even create a list of your favorite locations where you have business or personal interests. |
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http://www.worldtimeserver.com/time.asp?locationid=GN
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| | WashingtonPost.com: International: Guinea |
| | This document describes the history, government, politics and economy of Guinea. | | | Enter a country name for news, background and Internet links: | | | A detailed list of facts and figures for Guinea. |
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/worldref/country/guinea.htm
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| | Guinea Fowl |
| | Young guineas are called "keets." Being native to dry areas of Africa, they are very susceptible to dampness during their first two weeks, and can die from following the mother through dewy grass. | | | There are several other species of guinea fowl in the family Numididae, including the Vulturine Guinea (Acryllium vulturinum) and the Crested Guineas (Guttera spp.) | | | After a few days, let another out to run with it. |
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http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/Guineas/BRKGuineas.html
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| | Encyclopedia4U - Papua New Guinea - Encyclopedia Article |
| | Papua New Guinea is a Commonwealth country occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea, north of Australia in the South Pacific Ocean. | | | List of Prime Ministers of Papua New Guinea | | | Encyclopedia4U - Papua New Guinea - Encyclopedia Article |
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http://www.encyclopedia4u.com/p/papua-new-guinea.html
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| | Guinea and the IMF -- Page 1 of 4 |
| | Describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the conclusion of certain missions (official staff visits, in most cases to member countries). | | | December 01, 2004 -- Inflation and Monetary Pass-Through in Guinea | | | Please refer to more recent PIN/Staff reports on this country for possible revisions. |
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http://www.imf.org/external/country/GIN
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| | Ethnologue report for Guinea |
| | In Sierra Leone, recent immigrants from Guinea speak the original Futa Jalon or the Kebu dialect (Dalby 1962). | | | [See also SIL publications on the languages of Guinea.] | | | A slightly modified form of Futa Jalon is known as Krio Fula with many loans from Sierra Leone languages. |
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http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=Guinea
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| | Country at a Glance - Overview |
| | Permanent Mission of the Republic of Guinea to the United Nations | | | The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. |
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| | Ethnologue report for Equatorial Guinea |
| | [See also SIL publications on the languages of Equatorial Guinea.] | | | This web edition of the Ethnologue contains all the content of the print edition and may be cited as: | | | Annobón Island, isolated from the mainland by 360 km of ocean (2,000), and in a community from Annobón living in Malabo on Bioko Island (500), a few on continental Equatorial Guinea. |
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| | Guinea Travel Information Lonely Planet Destination Guide |
| | A high level of personal security awareness is recommended if travel in these areas is necessary. | | | Conflicts in these countries spill over into southern Guinea in the form of banditry, smuggling and refugees. | | | In Guinea you can trek through beautiful highland scenery and track wildlife in the jungles of the southeast. |
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http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/africa/guinea
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| | Guinea, Africa Travel Guide |
| | The Republic of Guinea, on the west coast of Africa is bordered to the north by Senegal and Mali and on the east by Mali and the Ivory Coast, on the south by Liberia and Sierra Leone, on the west by the Atlantic Ocean and on the northwest by Guinea-Bissau. | | | Guinea owes its frontiers mainly to the accidents of the late 19th century partition of Africa and has no geographic unity. | | | Road map of Gabon with place name index and town map of Libreville. |
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http://www.africaguide.com/country/guinea
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| | Country Browser: Guinea |
| | This area contains a list of interesting reports based around the 23 titles in the IMDb from Guinea (including international co-productions). | | | The form below allows you to search the database for titles from Guinea only. | | | Visit the links in the left hand area of this page to access the different reports. |
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http://us.imdb.com/Sections/Countries/Guinea
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| | Guinea : Weather Underground |
| | Find the Weather for any City, State or ZIP Code, or Airport Code or Country | | | Guinea — (Click on a column heading to sort this information) |
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