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 | |
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 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) | |
| Capital and largest city | Conakry 9°31′N 13°42′W / 9.517°N 13.700°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 |
| Mamady Doumbouya | |
| Mamady Doumbouya | |
| 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) |  0.340low · 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.
Biggest cities
The following are the biggest cities in Guinea, by population:
- Conakry (2,000,000)
- Labé (700,000)
- Kankan (439,017)
- Kindia (279,884 )
- Nzérékoré (247,855)
- Kissidougou (135,900)
- Guéckédou (116,541)
- 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:
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Sources
- (in English) Guinea Archived 2015-09-19 at the Wayback Machine, in the CIA World Factbook
References
Other websites
- (in French) Website of the Guinean governement Archived 2010-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
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