Guinea

This article is about the country. For the coin, see Guinea (British coin).

Not to be confused with French Guiana, Guinea-Bissau, Papua New Guinea, or Western New Guinea.

Guinea, or the Republic of Guinea (French: République de Guinée), is an independent nation in Western Africa. Guinea borders 6 countries: Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Mali, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone. The national language is French.^{[4] [5]} It is a member of the Economic Community of West African States.^[6]

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)
Capital and largest city	Conakry 9°31′N 13°42′W
Official languages	French
Vernacular languages	Fula Maninka Susu
Ethnic groups	40% Fula (Peuhl) 30% Mandingo (Malinke) 20% Susu (Soussou) 10% others
Demonym(s)	Guinean
Government	Presidential republic
• National Committee of Reconciliation and Development	Mamady Doumbouya
• President	Mamady Doumbouya
• Prime Minister	Bah Oury
• Speaker of Parliament	Vacant[1]
• Supreme Court	Vacant[1]
Legislature	National Assembly
Independence
• from France	2 October 1958
Area
• Total	245,857 km2 (94,926 sq mi) (78th)
• Water (%)	negligible
Population
• July 2009 estimate	10,057,975[2] (81st)
• 1996 census	7,156,407
• Density	40.9/km2 (105.9/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2011 estimate
• Total	$11.464 billion[3]
• Per capita	$1,082[3]
GDP (nominal)	2011 estimate
• Total	$5.212 billion[3]
• Per capita	$492[3]
Gini (1994)	40.3 medium
HDI (2010)	0.340 low · 156th
Currency	Guinean franc (GNF)
Time zone	UTC+0
Driving side	right
Calling code	+224
Internet TLD	.gn

History

Before the Europeans arrived to Africa, Guinea was part of a couple of empires. In the 1890s, France colonized Guinea. ^[7] In 1958, Guinea becomes independent.^[8]

Prefectures and regions

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

• Boké Region
• Conakry Region
• Faranah Region
• Kankan Region
• Kindia Region
• Labé Region
• Mamou Region
• Nzérékoré Region

Biggest cities

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)

Religion

About 89% of people are Muslim, most of them are Sunni. 6.8% of people are Christian, most of them are Catholic.^[9]

Notable people from Guinea

The following is a list of notable people from Guinea:

Bobo Balde Lansana Conté Mohammed Camara Mohammed Sylla Titi Camara Teresa Chikaba Amadou Diallo Lansine Kaba

Djibril Tamsir Niane Abdulrahman Ibrahim Ibn Sori Alfa Yaya of Labé Samori Touré Soumaoro Kanté Sékou Touré Umar Tall Katoucha Niane model Mamady Doumbouya

Galerie

• 
  atlas Guinea
• 
  Dame de Mali
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  Chute de Tabouna à Kindia
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  Chute de Saala Labé
• 
  Chimpanzé de Bossou
• 
  Plage sur les Ile de Loos

Sources

• Guinea Archived 2015-09-19 at the Wayback Machine, in the CIA World Factbook