LAND AREA: 245,857 sq km
POPULATION: 7.9m (mid-1998 EIU est.), including 650,000 refugees (est.)
MAIN TOWNS: Conakry (capital), Kankan, Kindia, N'Zerekore, Siguiri, Labe,
CLIMATE: Humid tropical along the coast; upland tropical in the Fouta Djallon;