$3.222 billion (31 December 2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 119 $3.351 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Exchange rates:
Guinean francs (GNF) per US dollar - 5,500 (2008 est.), 4,122.8 (2007), 5,350 (2006), 3,644.3 (2005), 2,225 (2004)
Communications ::Guinea
Telephones - main lines in use:
50,000 (2008) country comparison to the world: 163
Telephones - mobile cellular:
2.6 million (2008) country comparison to the world: 113
Telephone system:
general assessment: inadequate system of open-wire lines, small radiotelephone communication stations, and new microwave radio relay system