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three equal vertical bands of red (hoist side), yellow, and green; red represents the people's sacrifice for liberation and work; yellow stands for the sun, for the riches of the earth, and for justice; green symbolizes the country's vegetation and unity

Background:Guinea is at a turning point after decades of authoritarian rule since gaining its independence from France in 1958. Guinea held its first free and competitive democratic presidential and legislative elections in 2010 and 2013 respectively. Alpha CONDE was elected to a five year term as president in 2010, and the National Assembly was seated in January 2014. CONDE's cabinet is the first all-civilian government in Guinea. Previously, Sekou TOURE ruled the country as president from independence to his death in 1984. Lansana CONTE came to power in 1984 when the military seized the government after TOURE's death. Gen. CONTE organized and won presidential elections in 1993, 1998, and 2003, though all the polls were rigged. Upon CONTE's death in December 2008, 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 exiled to Burkina Faso. A transitional government led by Gen. Sekouba KONATE paved the way for Guinea's transition to a fledgling democracy.

Total Area: 245,857 sq km

Land Area:245,717 sq km

Water Area:140 sq km

Land Boundries Total:4,046 km

Border Countries:Cote d'Ivoire 816 km, Guinea-Bissau 421 km, Liberia 590 km, Mali 1,062 km, Senegal 363 km, Sierra Leone 794 km

Coastline:320 km

Lowest Point:Atlantic Ocean 0 m

Highest Point:Mont Nimba 1,752 m

Population:11,474,383 (July 2014 est.)

Population Growth Rate:2.63% (2014 est.)

Religion:Muslim 85%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 7%

Literacy(%):0.41

Literacy(%) Male:0.52

Literacy(%) Female:30% (2010 est.)

Independence Day:2 October 1958 (from France)

National Holiday:Independence Day, 2 October (1958)

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