Guinea

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This article is about the country. For the coin, see Guinea (British coin).
Not to be confused with French Guiana.
Republic of Guinea
République de Guinée
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Travail, Justice, Solidarité" (French)
"Work, Justice, Solidarity"
Anthem: Liberté  (French)
Freedom
Location of  Guinea  (dark blue)– in Africa  (light blue & dark grey)– in the African Union  (light blue)
Location of  Guinea  (dark blue)

– in Africa  (light blue & dark grey)
– in the African Union  (light blue)
Capital
and largest city		 Conakry
9°31′N 13°42′W / 9.517°N 13.7°W / 9.517; -13.7
Official languages French
Vernacular
languages		 Fula
Maninka
Susu
Ethnic groups 40% Fula (Peuhl)
30% Mandingo (Malinke)
20% Susu (Soussou)
10% others
Demonym Guinean
Government Presidential republic
 -  President Alpha Condé
 -  Prime Minister Mamady Youla
Legislature National Assembly
Independence
 -  from France 2 October 1958 
Area
 -  Total 245,857 km2 (78th)
94,926 sq mi
 -  Water (%) negligible
Population
 -  July 2009 estimate 10,057,975[1] (81st)
 -  1996 census 7,156,407
 -  Density 40.9/km2
106.1/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2011 estimate
 -  Total $11.464 billion[2]
 -  Per capita $1,082[2]
GDP (nominal) 2011 estimate
 -  Total $5.212 billion[2]
 -  Per capita $492[2]
Gini (1994) 40.3
medium
HDI (2010) Increase 0.340
low · 156th
Currency Guinean franc (GNF)
Time zone (UTC+0)
Drives on the right
Calling code +224
Internet TLD .gn

Guinea, or the Republic of Guinea (French: République de Guinée), is an independent nation in western Africa. They speak French. It's a member of Economic Community of West African States.

Prefectures and regions[change | change source]

Guinea is divided into 8 regions and then divided even further into 33 prefectures. The capital of Guinea, Conakry, is a special area.

Biggest cities[change | change source]

The following are the biggest cities in Guinea, by population:

  1. Conakry (2,000,000)
  2. Labé (700,000)
  3. Kankan (439,017)
  4. Kindia (279,884 )
  5. Nzérékoré (247,855)
  6. Kissidougou (135,900)
  7. Guéckédou (116,541)
  8. Mamou (105,754)

Notable people from Guinea[change | change source]

The following is a list of notable people from Guinea:

Sources[change | change source]

  • (English) Guinea, in the CIA World Factbook

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ Central Intelligence Agency (2009). "Guinea". The World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gv.html. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Guinea". International Monetary Fund. http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2012/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=2009&ey=2012&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=656&s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC%2CLP&grp=0&a=&pr.x=68&pr.y=1. Retrieved 2 March 2013.

Other websites[change | change source]

 
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