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2. Guinea: *Location- West Africa on the Atlantic, bordered by Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Mali, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. *94,927 square miles *Land- Coastal plain with some mountains and forests, there is also a savanna that makes up the center of Guinea *Population- 10,884,958 people- Peuhl: 40%, Malinke: 30%, Susu: 20%, smaller tribes: 10% *Economy- Agriculture (major source of money): rice, coffee, pineapples, palm kernels, bananas, sweet potatoes, cattle, sheep, goats, and timber. Industry- Bauxite, gold, and diamonds.======

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He was forced to leave his own country because the government threatened to kill him. Also he ran for president several times but was not elected until 2010. He spent time in jail for trying to put a stop to the government. He wanted to see the people of Guinea have a better life so the government wanted him out of their way. Lansana Conté was the president that had him arrested. After he died in 2008, Conde was able to run for president again for the group known as Rally of the Guinean People or RGP.======

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International Monetary Fund -“This good performance is the result of strong efforts to restore budget discipline and avoid the need for bank-financing of the budget by keeping expenditures in line with available resources, supported by tight monetary policies of the central bank,” the IMF said in an 8 August statement.======

5. 1.) Safety and Law-
2.) Participation and Human Rights- he stands for a democratic government so that people can vote and choose how they want to live, the changes they want made, and their leaders. 3.) Sustainable Economic Opportunity- He has worked to raise the economy by managing the countries natural resources better. 4.) Human Development- even though there hasn't been much change in the country yet, he is increasing the money they have and his goal is to build hospitals and schools for the people. He must be able to get enough money to achieve these goals. 6.

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