Guinea

Republic of Guinea
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 / 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
• President	Alpha Condé
• Prime Minister	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)	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 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:

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 GuineaEdit

The following is a list of notable people from Guinea:

SourcesEdit

(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

(French) Website of the Guinean governement

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[cia-1] Central Intelligence Agency (2009). "Guinea". The World Factbook. Retrieved 2 March 2013.

[imf2-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 "Guinea". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 2 March 2013.

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Republic of Guinea République de Guinée
Flag ${{{coat_alt}}}$ 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 / 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

• President	Alpha Condé
• Prime Minister	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)	0.340 low · 156th
Currency	Guinean franc (GNF)
Time zone	UTC+0
Driving side	right
Calling code	+224
Internet TLD	.gn