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Republic of Guinea

République de Guinée
Flag of Republic of Guinea
Flag
Coat of arms of Republic of Guinea
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 13.700°W / 9.517; -13.700
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
Alpha Condé
Mamady Youla
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 (81st)
• 1996 census
 7,156,407
• Density
 40.9/km2 (105.9/sq mi)
GDP (PPP) 2011 estimate
• Total
 $11.464 billion
• Per capita
 $1,082
GDP (nominal) 2011 estimate
• Total
 $5.212 billion
• Per capita
 $492
Gini (1994) 40.3
medium
HDI (2010) Increase 0.340
low · 156th
Currency Guinean franc (GNF)
Time zone UTC+0
Driving side 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

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:

  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

The following is a list of notable people from Guinea:


Images for kids

  • Ahmed Sékou Touré na obisku v Ljubljani 1961 (3)

    President Ahmed Sékou Touré was supported by Communist states, and in 1961, visited Yugoslavia.

  • 22novemberdetail

    Monument to commemorate the 1970 military victory over the Portuguese raid. The key objective not accomplished by the Portuguese raid was the capture of Ahmed Sékou Touré.

  • President Jimmy Carter with President Ahmed Sǩou Tour ̌of Guinea

    U.S. President Jimmy Carter welcoming Ahmed Sékou Touré outside the White House, Washington, D.C., 1979

  • Acte2 FNDC

    The 2019–2020 Guinean protests against the rule of Alpha Condé

  • Un-guinea

    A map showing Guinea's cities and administrative divisions

  • Parc national Badiar

    Badiar National Park

  • Guinea Regions

    Regions of Guinea

  • Fouta Djallon (14582291826)

    Fouta Djallon highlands in central Guinea

  • Fisher women on River Niger in Guinea, Africa

    Malinke fisher women on the Niger River, Niandankoro, Kankan Region, in eastern Guinea

  • Kissidougou market

    Kissidougou market

  • Le "Voile" de la mariée à Kindia

    The "Voile de la Mariée" (Bride's Veil) waterfall in Kindia

  • Guinea schoolgirls

    Schoolgirls in Conakry

  • Guinea Dinguiraye market

    A market stall selling vegetables in Dinguiraye Prefecture, Guinea

See also

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