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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
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| Motto: "Travail, Justice, Solidarité" (French) "Work, Justice, Solidarity" |
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| Anthem: Liberté (French) Freedom |
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 Location of Guinea (dark blue) – in Africa (light blue & dark grey) |
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| Capital and largest city | Conakry 9°31′N 13°42′W / 9.517°N 13.7°W | |||||
| Official languages | French | |||||
| Vernacular languages |
Fula Maninka Susu |
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| Ethnic groups | 40% Fula (Peuhl) 30% Mandingo (Malinke) 20% Susu (Soussou) 10% others |
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| Demonym | Guinean | |||||
| Government | Presidential republic | |||||
| - | President | Alpha Condé | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Mohamed Said Fofana | ||||
| Legislature | National Assembly | |||||
| Independence | ||||||
| - | from France | 2 October 1958 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 245,857 km2 (78th) 94,926 sq mi |
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| - | Water (%) | negligible | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | July 2009 estimate | 10,057,975[1] (81st) | ||||
| - | 1996 census | 7,156,407 | ||||
| - | Density | 40.9/km2 106.1/sq mi |
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| 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 |
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| HDI (2010) |  0.340low · 156th |
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| Currency | Guinean franc (GNF) |
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| 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.
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Prefectures and regions
Guinea is divided into 7 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:
- 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)
Notable people from Guinea
The following is a list of notable people from Guinea:
Sources
- (English) Guinea, in the CIA World Factbook
References
- ↑ Central Intelligence Agency (2009). "Guinea". The World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gv.html. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 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
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- (French) Website of the Guinean governement
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