0.5493 (2005), 0.5462
(2004), 0.6125 (2003)
note: the Guernsey pound is at par with the British pound

Communications
Guernsey

Telephones - main lines in use:

45,100 (2005)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

43,800 (2004)

Telephone system:

general assessment: NA
domestic: NA
international: 1 submarine cable

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)

Radios:

NA

Television broadcast stations:

1 (1997)

Televisions:

NA

Internet country code:

.gg

Internet hosts:

156 (2008)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

NA

Internet users:

36,000 (2005)

Transportation
Guernsey

Airports:

2 (2007)

Airports - with paved runways:

total: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2007)

Ports and terminals:

Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson

Military
Guernsey

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:

male: 379
female: 353 (2008 est.)

Military - note:

defense is the responsibility of the UK

Transnational Issues
Guernsey

Disputes - international:

none

This page was last updated on 18 December, 2008

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@Guinea

Introduction
Guinea

Background:

Guinea has had only two presidents since gaining its independence
from France in 1958. Lansana CONTE came to power in 1984 when the
military seized the government after the death of the first
president, Sekou TOURE. Guinea did not hold democratic elections
until 1993 when Gen. CONTE (head of the military government) was
elected president of the civilian government. He was reelected in
1998 and again in 2003, though all the polls have been marred by
irregularities. Guinea has maintained its internal stability despite
spillover effects from conflict in Sierra Leone and Liberia. As
those countries have rebuilt, Guinea's own vulnerability to
political and economic crisis has increased. Declining economic
conditions and popular dissatisfaction with corruption and bad
governance prompted two massive strikes in 2006; a third nationwide
strike in early 2007 sparked violent protests in many Guinean cities
and prompted two weeks of martial law. To appease the unions and end
the unrest, CONTE named a new prime minister in March 2007.

Geography
Guinea

Location:

Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between
Guinea-Bissau an