POPULATION:
7 million
LITERACY RATE:
32%
SELF DEFENSE FORCES:
 Guinea  Armed Forces
LANGUAGES:
 French (official); each tribe has its own language
ETHNIC GROUPS:
Malinke, Fulani and Susu
BORDERING COUNTRIES:
Guinea-Bissau, Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone
GUINEA- Guinea is a land of rich culture, diverse landscapes and an abundance of natural resources.  It has a long history of isolationist politics since gaining its independence in 1958, and following a brief  open period of open door policy in the late 80's and early 90's it closed its doors again to the world when the world trade stock market crash hit, as well as completely closing its borders as defense against the wasting plague.  Today guinea remains for the most part closed, it accepts tourists, thought being a tourist is Guinea is risky, and it exports goods, it imports very little and allows no foreign military force or corporation to set foot on its soil.  The conflicts between Senegal and the EEC, as well as the war taking place with its other neighbor Liberia with Ghana and Nigeria make for a scared border population in Guinea.  This has caused a mass influx towards the inner cities from the people living along these borders.  After an initial flow of refugees from Liberia Guinea tightened up its borders, and now getting in and out of Guinea is tricky at best.  Both Liberia and Senegal has petitioned and been refused by Guinea to act as an ally.  Guinea's president Sadat Hamin maintains a staunch policy of neutrality and isolationism.

(Written by Deric "D" Bernier)