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Guinea
Or do you mean Guinea-Bissau or Equatorial Guinea (Africa)?
Or just possibly Papua New Guinea (Asia) or one of the countries that is or used to be called Guiana (South America)?
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Country in a nutshell
Guinea, officially Republic of Guinea (French: République de Guinée), is a country in West Africa formerly known as French Guinea.
The country's current population is estimated at just over 10.6 million (CIA 2011 estimate).
Guinea's size is almost 246,000 square kilometres (94,981 sq mi). Its territory has a crescent shape, with its western border on the Atlantic Ocean, curving inland to the east and south. The Atlantic coast borders Guinea to the west, along with Guinea-Bissau. Senegal forms its inland northern border, along with Mali, to the north and north-east. Côte d'Ivoire is to the south-east, Liberia to the south and Sierra Leone to the southwest. The Niger River runs through the nation, providing both water and irregular transportation.
Conakry is the capital, seat of the national government, and largest city.
The nation is sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbor Guinea-Bissau.
Guinea is home to twenty four ethnic groups: the three largest and most dominant are the Fula, Mandinka and Susu.
Education in Country
Education is free and compulsory from the age of seven until sixteen.
Four different ministries are responsible for each level:
Pre-primary Ministry for Social Affairs and the Promotion of Women and Children (MASPFE)
Primary and secondary Ministry for Civic and Pre-university Education (MEPU-EC)
Vocational and professional Ministry for Vocational and Professional Education (MET-FP)
Tertiary Ministry for Higher Education and Scientific Research (MESRS)
http://www.right-to-education.org/country-node/435/country-minimum
http://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/584/Guinea.html
School-level education
Primary
Primary level education is for six years, starting age seven, and is compulsory.
At the end of the sixth year, the Certificat d'Etudes Primaires (Elementary School Certificate) is taken by all students. Those that pass the CEP are allowed to continue into the secondary system (though this appears to contradict the information taken from the constitution)
Secondary
Vocational
Further and Higher education
Universities in Country
There are two universities:
The University of Gamal Abdel Nasser in Conakry
The University of Kankan
There are also three research institutes:
Institut Supérieur Agronomique et Vétérinaire "Valéry Giscard d'Estaing" (The School of Agricultural Sciences, Forestry, and Veterinary Medicine)
The Advanced Institute of Education at Maneah
The Institute of Mining and Geology in Boké
These research institutes have been annexed to the universities.