GUINEA

CLIMATE

• Tropical and humid
• Wet season and dry season
• One of the wettest countries in the world
• Never cold except for at night
• Dry season is from December to May

GOVERNMENT

• Guinea is a republic
• President, legislative body, judicial branch, supreme court
• President is elected and serves 5 year term

REGION

• Located in west Africa
• 245860 square kilometers
• In a tropical forested area at the center of the ebola outbreak.

HEALTH

• Malaria is a huge problem in Guinea
• In 2014 there was an outbreak of Ebola
• 98% of females have had their genitals mutilated

LANGUAGE

• Official language of Guinea is french
• French, Spanish, English are also spoken
• Significant languages spoken are Pular, Maninka, Susu, Kissi, Kpelle and Loma

MINING

• Mining is one of the biggest industries in Guinea
• Produces 25 million tons of bauxite
• Also a huge iron ore industry

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We can learn about new insights about ways to live, and it can help us realize that really everybody is the same, despite different ways of living.

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