Natural resources: Bauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, water power,
uranium, fisheries.
Industry (30.9% of GDP): Types--mining, light manufacturing,
construction.
Agriculture (19.5% of GDP): Products--rice, cassava, fonio,
millet, corn, coffee, cocoa, bananas, palm products, pineapples,
livestock, forestry. Arable land--35%. Cultivated land--4.5%.
Trade (45.1% of GDP): Exports (2005)--$806.6 million: bauxite,
alumina, diamonds, gold, coffee, pineapples, bananas, palm products,
coffee.
Major markets--European Union, U.S., Commonwealth of Independent
States, China, Eastern Europe, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Morocco.
Official exchange rate (May 2006):
Approximately 4833 Guinean francs=U.S. $1.
Fiscal year: January 1-December 31.
