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Communications of Guinea

Telephones - main lines in use:26,300 (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular:189,000 (2005)
Telephone system: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: country code - 224; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations:AM 0, FM 5, shortwave 3 (2006)
Radios:357,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations:6 (2001)
Televisions:85,000 (1997)
Internet country code:.gn
Internet hosts:367 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):4 (2001)
Internet users:46,000 (2005)

Guinea Quickstats

  • Population: 9,947,814 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 245,857 sq km
  • Density: 38 /km² (164th)
  • GDP (total): $18.879 billion (111th)
  • GDP (per capita): $2,035 (142nd)
  • Literacy: 29.5%

Languages of Guinea

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  • Currency: Guinean franc (GNF)
  • Dial code: +224

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Guinea Internet

  • Usage: 50,000
  • Penetration: 0.6 %
  • Top Domain: .gv

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
  • Overall reward: Low

e-maturity:

  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

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