Guinea
sovereign state in Africa
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.
Republic of Guinea République de Guinée | |
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![]() 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 |
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[1] (81st) |
• 1996 census | 7,156,407 |
• Density | 40.9/km2 (105.9/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) | ![]() low · 156th |
Currency | Guinean franc (GNF) |
Time zone | UTC+0 |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +224 |
Internet TLD | .gn |
Prefectures and regionsEdit
Guinea is divided into 8 regions and then divided even further into 33 prefectures. The capital of Guinea, Conakry, is a special area.
Biggest citiesEdit
The following are the biggest cities in Guinea, by population:
Notable people from GuineaEdit
The following is a list of notable people from Guinea:
SourcesEdit
- (in English) Guinea, in the CIA World Factbook
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Central Intelligence Agency (2009). "Guinea". The World Factbook. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Guinea". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
Other websitesEdit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Guinea. |
- (in French) Website of the Guinean governement Archived 2010-01-06 at the Wayback Machine