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CAUTION: The following links and
accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation
in Guinea in the early years of the 21st Century. Some of these links
may lead to websites that present allegations that are unsubstantiated,
misleading or even false. No attempt has been made to validate
their authenticity or to verify their content. HOW TO USE THIS WEBPAGE Students If you are looking
for material to use in a term-paper, you are advised to scan the postings on
this page and others to see which aspects of poverty are of particular
interest to you. You might be
interested in exploring the relationship between distribution of labor and
per-capita GDP, for example. Perhaps
your paper could focus on life expectancy or infant mortality. Other factors of interest might be
unemployment, literacy, access to basic services, etc. On the other hand, you might choose to
include some of the possible outgrowths of poverty such as Human Trafficking,
Street Children,
or even Prostitution. There is a lot to the subject of
Poverty. Scan other countries as well
as this one. Draw comparisons between
activity in adjacent countries and/or regions. Meanwhile, check out some of the Term-Paper resources
that are available on-line. Teachers Check out some of
the Resources
for Teachers attached to this website. *** Extreme Weather *** In
Africa, extreme weather events have had devastating impacts in 2023. These
events, often unreported in international news, have resulted in the loss of
at least 15,700 lives and affected 34 million people. – adapted from Microsoft BING Copilot *** ARCHIVES *** The World Factbook - Guinea U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/gv.html [accessed 29
December 2020] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/guinea/ [accessed 5 January 2021] Successive
governments have failed to address the country's crumbling infrastructure.
Guinea suffers from chronic electricity shortages; poor roads, rail lines and
bridges; and a lack of access to clean water - all of which continue to
plague economic development. The present government, led by President Alpha
CONDE, is working to create an environment to attract foreign investment and
hopes to have greater participation from western countries and firms in
Guinea's economic development. GDP -
per capita (PPP): $52,200 (2017
est.) Labor
force - by occupation: agriculture:
76% industry: 24% (2006 est.) services:
-- Unemployment
rate: 2.7% (2017
est.) Population
below poverty line: 47% (2006
est.) Maternal
mortality rate: 576
deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant
mortality rate: total: 52.4
deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy
at birth: total population: 63.2 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 79.9% of
population Physicians
density: 0.08
physicians/1,000 population (2016) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 53% of population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 33.5% (2016) The
Borgen Project - Guinea borgenproject.org/category/guinea/ [accessed 4 February 2021] The Borgen Project works with U.S. leaders to utilize the United
States’ platform behind efforts toward improving living conditions for the
world’s poor. It is an innovative,
national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign
policy. It believes that leaders of
the most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global
poverty. From ending segregation to providing women with the right to vote,
nearly every wrong ever righted in history was achieved through advocacy. The
Borgen Project addresses the big picture, operating
at the political level advancing policies and programs that improve living
conditions for those living on less than $1 per day. ~
4 Facts About Homelessness In Guinea borgenproject.org/homelessness-in-guinea/ ~
Hunger In Guinea Remains High borgenproject.org/famine-in-guinea/ ~
9 Facts About Life Expectancy In Guinea borgenproject.org/facts-about-life-expectancy-guinea/ ~
The Link Between Agriculture And Poverty Reduction borgenproject.org/agriculture-and-poverty-reduction/ ~
Improving Maternal Health In Guinea borgenproject.org/improving-maternal-health-in-guinea/ ~
Top 10 Facts About Girls’ Education In Guinea borgenproject.org/top-10-facts-about-girls-education-in-guinea/ ~
Girls’ Education In Guinea: Breaking Barriers borgenproject.org/girls-education-in-guinea-breaking-barriers/ ~
How Poverty Impacts Child Marriage In Guinea borgenproject.org/poverty-impacts-child-marriage/ ~
Humanitarian Aid To Guinea Improves Livelihoods Of All Guineans borgenproject.org/humanitarian-aid-to-guinea/ The World Bank in Guinea www.worldbank.org/en/country/guinea/overview [accessed 19 April 2021] World
Bank-supported projects in Guinea are focused in the areas of community development,
rural infrastructure, education, transport, health, HIV/AIDS and more. Looking back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Africa/Guinea-ECONOMY.html [accessed 4 February 2021] Guinea
has extensive mineral deposits, primarily bauxite, and hydroelectric
resources, along with soils and climate favorable for producing a diverse array
of food and export crops. The country has wide expanses of both natural and
cultivated forests, and it has begun to exploit its potential as a producer
of timber. Guinea is rich in fishery resoures, and
has an as-yet untapped potential to increase industrial fishing. Still,
Guinea is one of the poorest countries in the world. ... , the economy has been restrained by an
underdeveloped infrastructure, including poor transportation and
communications systems. High levels of debt, unemployment, and underemployment
also hamper economic progress. As of
2000, 80% of the population engaged in subsistence agriculture. All
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