Guinée, le troisieme pays le plus pauvre, selon Forbes Magazine

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GDP per capita: $414
Inflation rate: 8%

This West African nation sits on 30% of the world's known bauxite reserves but has trouble attracting productive investment. Poorly maintained roads, military coups and constant government meddling in private business have slowed investments like a $5 billion Guinea Alumina project with Abu Dhabi and BHP Billiton. Says the U.S. State Department: "Many companies already operating in Guinea have slowed exploration efforts considerably in fear that falling prices and government intervention could precipitate massive investment losses."

Source: http://money.ca.msn.com/savings-debt/gallery/forbes/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=24531545&page=3