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	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Guinea (region)
		It borders on the Atlantic Ocean in the west, on Senegal in the north, and on Guinea in the east and south.
		Guinea A West African country with an Atlantic coast, bounded on the north by Senegal and Mali, on the east by Côte d'Ivoire, and on the south by Liberia and Sierra Leone.
		Oriental faunal region The area that encompasses India and Asia south of the Himalayan–Tibetan mountain barrier, and the Australasian archipelago, excluding New Guinea and Sulawesi.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Guinea+(region) (1544 words)

	Ethnologue report for Guinea
		Maninka of Liberia is the same as Maninka of Guinea (Eastern Maninkakan), Bambara of Mali and parts of Senegal is not vastly different.
		It is intelligible with Fula Peta of Guinea and with dialects of Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and Senegal.
		[sus] 905,500 in Guinea (2001 Johnstone and Mandryk).
	www.ethnologue.com /show_country.asp?name=Guinea (1062 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Guinea (region)
		Guinea is a traditional name for the region of Africa that lies along the Gulf of Guinea.
		The large amount of trade in ivory, gold, and slaves made the region wealthy, with a number of centralized kingdoms developing in the 18th and 19th centuries.
		Guinea is often subdivided into Lower Guinea, one of the most densely populated regions of Africa covering southern Nigeria, Benin, Togo and into Ghana; and Upper Guinea, which is far less densely populated and stretches from the Côte d'Ivoire to Guinea-Bissau.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Guinea_%28region%29 (435 words)

	AQUASTAT - FAO's Information System on Water and Agriculture (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The region is bordered in the north by the Sudano-Sahelian Region and in the south by the Atlantic Ocean.
		in Beyla in the province of Guinea Forestiere in Guinea to 2 429 inhabitants/km
		The Eastern Region is bordered in the northwest, north and northeast by the Sudano-Sahelian Region, in the east by the Indian Ocean, in the south by the Southern Region, and in the west by the Central Region.
	www.fao.org /ag/agl/aglw/aquastat/regions/africa/index2.stm (2189 words)

	Guinea, country, Africa. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		A humid and tropical country, Guinea comprises an alluvial coastal plain, the mountainous Fouta Djallon region, a savanna interior, and the forested Guinea Highlands, which rise to c.5,800 ft (1,770 m) in the Nimba Mts.
		Guinea’s main ethnic groups are the pastoral Fulani and the agrarian Malinké, Susu, and other peoples.
		Under Touré’s leadership, Guinea became the only colony to vote against the constitution of the French Community in 1958 and to opt for complete independence, which was achieved on Oct. 2, 1958.
	www.bartleby.com /65/gu/GuineaWAf.html (1131 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: New Guinea
		Sundaland is a biogeographical region of Southeast Asia that comprises the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian islands of Sumatra, Java, Bali, Borneo, and surrounding smaller islands.
		Papua New Guinea or PNG, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands (the western portion of the island is occupied by the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Irian Jaya).
		Papua New Guinea is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and Queen Elizabeth II is the head of state.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/New-Guinea (5408 words)

	UNIDO - UNIDO Community Based Production Centres in Forest Guinea supported by Japan's UN Trust Fund for Human Security
		In December 2004, the UN launched the Consolidated Appeal for Guinea 2005, pointing to the prevalence of a variety of vulnerable groups in Forest Guinea and the urgent need for strategies to stabilize the region, given its geographic location close to the three neighboring countries which have recently experienced armed conflicts.
		Guinea had to deal with destruction of infrastructure, loss of property, the emergence of internally displaced persons (IDPs), as well as rising grievances of citizens who attribute their plight to insecurity related to the presence of the refugees and IDPs.
		The prefectures mostly affected by refugee and returnee influx are N’Zérékoré, Lola, Yomou, Macenta, Guéckédou, Kissidougou in Forest Guinea, and - to a lesser extent - Forécariah prefectures.
	www.unido.org /doc/44308 (2415 words)

	USAID Guinea/Post-Conflict Assistance (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Guinea, at great cost to itself, has hosted up to a million refugees from its warring neighbors, Sierra Leone and Liberia, in addition to those from Guinea Bissau and the Casamance region of Senegal, giving it at one stage the dubious distinction of hosting the largest refugee population in the world.
		After Liberia accused Guinea of sanctioning attacks by Liberian dissidents from Guinean territory, the town of Macenta in the Forest Region of Guinea was attacked in September 2000.
		Guinea itself is an anchor for the Mano River sub-region having served as a safe haven for approximately 1,000,000 refugees over the past decade and acted as a constructive force for securing peace in neighboring Sierra Leone.
	www.usaid.gov /gn/postconflict/index.htm (1620 words)

	Guinea (01/07)
		The coastal region of Guinea and most of the inland have a tropical climate, with a rainy season lasting from April to November, relatively high and uniform temperatures, and high humidity.
		Guinea's armed forces are divided into four branches--army, navy, air force, and gendarmerie--whose chiefs report to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Kerfalla Camara.
		Guinea reestablished relations with France and Germany in 1975, and with neighboring Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal in 1978.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2824.htm (4237 words)

	Alpha Rhythm Roots - West African percussion and string Musical instruments:Guinea Rhythm - Rhythms played in classes
		Djaa is a Malinke rhythm from the Guinea regions of Kankan and Kouroussa.
		Soko is a Malinke rhythm from the Faranah region It used to be played during the month prior to the circumcision ceremonies, or at the time of announcement of the upcoming circumcision event.
		Sorsonet is a mask from the Baga ethnic group on the upper costal region of Guinea.
	www.alpharhythmroots.com /Rhythm_of_the_month.html (1760 words)

	UNHCR - UNHCR shuts its office in the Kissidougou region of southern Guinea
		Liberian refugees are moved from the Kissidougou region to a camp much further south.
		CONAKRY, Guinea, October 2 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency has just closed its office in Kissidougou, ending a nearly 18-year presence in the southern Guinea region near the borders with Sierra Leone and Liberia.
		UNHCR's decision to close the office and end its presence in the Kissidougou region is primarily the result of a successful repatriation of Liberian refugees.
	www.unhcr.org /news/NEWS/45212c454.html (558 words)

	Guinea Coast, 1400–1600 A.D. \| Timeline of Art History \| The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The increase in size, centralization, and prosperity of the Owo and Benin kingdoms during this period is partially the result of their participation in
		Artists of the Guinea coast are influenced aesthetically through contact with Islamic traders and the Portuguese, who often directly commission the carving of ivory objects.
		The stability and power of the region spur the development of an elaborate court patronage system, with several artisan guilds.
	www.metmuseum.org /toah/ht/08/sfg/ht08sfg.htm (1058 words)

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		Guinea worm, also known as "the fiery serpent", is contracted by drinking water contaminated with microscopic water fleas carrying larvae.
		The main reason the incidence of Guinea worm remains stubbornly high in the former British colony is that many of those living in the country's north do not have access to safe drinking water, aid workers say.
		Issahaku stays in a centre run by district health staff and partly funded by the Carter Center in his northern hometown of Diare, safe from the water in which he may be tempted to cool his infected limbs.
	www.alertnet.org /thenews/newsdesk/L17770693.htm (950 words)

	MSF-USA: Guinea Information Page
		A second cholera emergency began in February 2006 in the Forest Guinea region, where MSF treated 1171 suspected cases.
		Actively involved in Guinea's National program for the Fight Against Tuberculosis since 1988, MSF has trained doctors and health workers to better manage TB, supplied drugs and laboratory equipment, and increased awareness of the disease.
		Guinea: Refugees and Citizens Trapped in "Parrot's Beak" Region
	www.doctorswithoutborders.org /news/guinea.cfm (564 words)

	CONTINUOUS MEASURES OF RARITY
		All species occurring in the Upper Guinea region (by removing the fauna of other parts of the continent from the database).
		All species endemic to the Upper Guinea region (by removing all species occurring outside of the region).
		We found that analysis (2) identify near-minimum sets for representing all species occurring in the Upper Guinea region proved uninformative, because many of the selected grid cells were located in the margins of the region, caused by the peripheral presence of species more widespread outside the region.
	www.nhm.ac.uk /research-curation/projects/worldmap/priority/ghana.htm (1314 words)

	[Guinea (region)] \| [All the best Guinea (region) resources at karaoke.velocityincome.com]
		M 4.8, eastern New Guinea region, Papua New GuineaJanuary 28, 2007 02:31:12 GMT.
		For that reason, combined with a disease environment hostile to Europeans, much of Guinea was not colonized until the very end of the 19th century.
		Within the Republic of Guinea, Lower and Upper Guinea refer to the coastal plain and the interior of that country, respectively.
	karaoke.velocityincome.com /Guinea_(region) (562 words)

	allAfrica.com: Guinea
		Guinea's union leaders on Tuesday once again suspended a nationwide strike after President Lansana Conte agreed to appoint a new prime minister approved by civil society.
		Despite rapidly increasing instability in Guinea due to a general strike and the resulting declaration of a state of emergency, the United Nations refugee agency is pressing forward in its efforts to assist those who have fled to the country and today repatriated 200 Liberians to their homeland.
		The implosion of the Republic of Guinea (Conakry) is the logical outcome of a leadership vacuum.
	allafrica.com /guinea (1077 words)

	Humanist Movement Europe : CALL FOR A NON-VIOLENT CHANGE IN GUINEA
		The Humanist International is expressing its deep concern regarding the violence of the armed forces of Guinea against Guinean people that have been demanding a democratic and non-violent change in their country.
		We call the government of Guinea and the president Lansana Conté to end up the violence and to listen to their people who are suffering for many years.
		We ask the president Lansana Conté to consider that the people of Guinea need to find a new future path, which includes to use the country’s wealth and richness in favor of all people in Guinea and not only in favor of few.
	www.humanisteurope.org (467 words)

	GIWA - Global International Waters Assessment
		This report presents the assessment of the Guinea Current region — a vast region that includes the Guinea Current Large Marine Ecosystem as well as 28 international river basins shared by 27 countries.
		The region is characterised by large variations in hydrological conditions; from the Sahel deserts and drylands in the north to the tropical jungles of Congo in the south.
		This feature is reflected in the environmental problems of the region: Freshwater shortage was identified as the most stressing concern in the Volta and Niger basins while Pollution is a general concern in the humid basins and in the coastal and marine waters.
	www.giwa.net /publications/r42.phtml (153 words)

	Nigeria and the gulf of guinea region
		Nigeria-Articles - Nigeria and the gulf of guinea region
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	www.nigeria-visit.com /Nigeria-Articles/nigeria-and-the-gulf-of-guinea-region.html (218 words)

	The Upper Guinea Forest Region
		The remaining forest is highly fragmented, restricting habitats to isolated patches and threatening the ecosystem’s unique species of flora and fauna.
		Threats to conservation in the region are inextricably linked to poverty, which drives urgent short-term needs that eliminate long-term opportunities.
		Much of the region’s population is closely dependent on, or not far removed from, the natural resource base and the variety of goods and services that healthy, productive ecosystems can provide.
	www.biodiversityscience.org /priority_outcomes/west_africa/upper.html (365 words)

	WHKMLA : History of Spanish Guinea, 1885-1918
		The Spanish possessions in the Guinea region were treated as 3 separate administrative units - FERNANDO POO ; ANNOBON, ELOBEY & CORRISCO and RIO MUNI.
		In 1899 the Spanish overseas ministry was abolished, and Spanish Guinea was placed directly under the Spanish cabinet chief.
		Spanish Guinea's governor during the war years, ANGEL BARRERA Y LUYANDO (1910-1918) was regarded pro-German; he is said to have assisted in contraband arms supply to the German troops defending Kamerun.
	www.zum.de /whkmla/region/centrafrica/spguinea18851918.html (363 words)

	Papua New Guinea Travel Information \| Lonely Planet Destination Guide
		Papua New Guinea is a raw land, remarkably untamed and as variegated as swamp and jagged limestone; mud and moss forest; suffocating heat and Highland chill; plumed, pearl-shelled villagers and prosaic hill people; tiny tree kangaroos and enormous Queen Alexandra Birdwing butterflies.
		Tensions between ethnic or clan groups, particularly in the Highlands region and in larger cities, sometimes leads to outbreaks of tribal fighting, often involving the use of firearms.
		Disclaimer: We've tried to make the information on this web site as accurate as possible, but it is provided 'as is' and we accept no responsibility for any loss, injury or inconvenience sustained by anyone resulting from this information.
	www.lonelyplanet.com /dest/aust/png.htm (232 words)

	Destinations: Australia, South Pacific \| CDC Travelers' Health
		In the News: Dengue, Tropical and Subtropical Regions
		Japanese encephalitis, Papua New Guinea or the Islands of Torres Strait in Australia.
		Japanese encephalitis is present in Papua New Guinea and the Torres Strait and far northern Australia.
	www.cdc.gov /travel/austspac.htm (1832 words)

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