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The number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in Guinea is 63.09 while in Macau it is 3.20.
This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
Source: CIA World Factbook
The annual number of births per 1,000 people in Guinea is 37.21 while in Macau it is 8.98.
This entry gives the average annual number of births during a year per 1,000 persons in the population at midyear; also known as crude birth rate. The birth rate is usually the dominant factor in determining the rate of population growth. It depends on both the level of fertility and the age structure of the population.
Source: CIA World Factbook
The life expectancy at birth in Guinea is 57.60 while in Macau it is 84.38.
This entry contains the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
Source: CIA World Factbook
The per capita consumption of electricity in Guinea is 77kWh while in Macau it is 6,117kWh.
This entry consists of total electricity generated annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
Source: CIA World Factbook
The GDP per capita in Guinea is $1,000 while in Macau it is $33,000
This entry shows GDP on a purchasing power parity basis divided by population as of 1 July for the same year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States. This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries. The measure is difficult to compute, as a US dollar value has to be assigned to all goods and services in the country regardless of whether these goods and services have a direct equivalent in the United States (for example, the value of an ox-cart or non-US military equipment); as a result, PPP estimates for some countries are based on a small and sometimes different set of goods and services. In addition, many countries do not formally participate in the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these measures, so the resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. For many developing countries, PPP-based GDP measures are multiples of the official exchange rate (OER) measure. The differences between the OER- and PPP-denominated GDP values for most of the wealthy industrialized countries are generally much smaller.
Source: CIA World Factbook
Guinea consumes 0.0366 gallons of oil per day per capita while Macau consumes 0.6024
This entry is the total oil consumed in gallons per day (gal/day) divided by the population. The discrepancy between the amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors.
Source: CIA World Factbook
With its 10,324,025 people Guinea is the 80th largest country in the world by population. It is the 78th largest country by area with 245,857 square kilometers. Guinea has had a history of authoritarian rule 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 were marred by irregularities. History repeated itself in December 2008 when following President CONTE's death, Capt. Moussa Dadis CAMARA led a military coup, seizing power and suspending the constitution. His unwillingness to yield to domestic and international pressure to step down led to heightened political tensions that culminated in September 2009 when presidential guards opened fire on an opposition rally killing more than 150 people, and in early December 2009 when CAMARA was wounded in an assassination attempt and evacuated to Morocco and subsequently to Burkina Faso. A transitional government has been installed.
Check out the recommended reading list below for great sources of information on Guinea.
Lonely Planet Papua New Guinea & Solomon Islands (Country Guide)
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The Last Men: Journey Among the Tribes of New Guinea
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Four Corners: A Journey into the Heart of Papua New Guinea
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Papua New Guinea & Solomon Islands (Country Travel Guide)
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Under the Mountain Wall: A Chronicle of Two Seasons in Stone Age New Guinea
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Papua New Guinea
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Where the Spirits Dwell: An Odyssey in the Jungle of New Guinea
Tobias Schneebaum
Adventures in Paradise: Missionary Memoirs from Papua New Guinea
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Four Corners: One Woman's Solo Journey Into the Heart of Papua New Guinea
Kira Salak
Explorations into Highland New Guinea, 1930-1935
Michael J. Leahy