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Guinea
sovereign state, country
Part ofWest Africa Edit
Year dem found am2 October 1958 Edit
Name in native languageRépublique de Guinée Edit
Official nameGuinée, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, République de Guinée, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߬ ߞߊ߲ߓߍ߲ Edit
Native labelRépublique de Guinée Edit
Short name🇬🇳 Edit
Official languageFrench Edit
AnthemLiberté Edit
Cultureculture of Guinea Edit
MottoWork, Justice, Solidarity Edit
Motto textTravail, Justice, Solidarité, Work, Justice, Solidarity, Труд, справедливост, солидарност, ߓߊ߯ߙߊ ߸ߕߋߟߋ߲ ߸ߢߐ߲߯ߘߍߡߍ߲, Gwaith, Cyfiawnder, Undod Edit
ContinentAfrica Edit
CountryGuinea Edit
CapitalConakry Edit
Located in time zoneUTC±00:00, Africa/Conakry Edit
Located in or next to body of waterAtlantic Ocean Edit
Located in/on physical featureWest Africa Edit
Coordinate location10°0′0″N 11°0′0″W Edit
Coordinates of easternmost point8°22′40″N 7°38′16″W Edit
Coordinates of northernmost point12°40′12″N 13°42′0″W Edit
Coordinates of southernmost point7°11′26″N 9°6′29″W Edit
Coordinates of westernmost point10°37′0″N 15°21′55″W Edit
Highest pointMount Richard-Molard Edit
Lowest pointAtlantic Ocean Edit
Government ein basic formrepublic Edit
Office held by head of statePresident of Guinea Edit
State ein headMamady Doumbouya Edit
Office head of government holdPrime Minister of Guinea Edit
Government ein headAmadou Bah Oury Edit
Legislative bodyNational Assembly Edit
Central bankCentral Bank of the Republic of Guinea Edit
CurrencyGuinean franc Edit
Driving sideright Edit
Electrical plug typeEuroplug, Schuko, Type K Edit
Dey followPeople's Revolutionary Republic of Guinea Edit
Dey replaceFrench West Africa Edit
Dema official websitehttp://www.presidence.gov.gn/ Edit
HashtagGuinea Edit
Top-level Internet domain.gn Edit
Flagflag of Guinea Edit
Coat of armscoat of arms of Guinea Edit
Geography of topicgeography of Guinea Edit
Get characteristicpartly free country Edit
History of topichistory of Guinea Edit
Economy of topiceconomy of Guinea Edit
Demographics of topicdemographics of Guinea Edit
Mobile country code611 Edit
Country calling code+224 Edit
Emergency phone number117, 18, 442-020 Edit
Licence plate codeRG Edit
Maritime identification digits632 Edit
Unicode character🇬🇳 Edit
Category for mapsCategory:Maps of Guinea Edit
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Guinea (/ˈɡɪni/ (listen) GHIN-ee), alias Republic of Guinea (French: République de Guinée), be sam coastal country for West Africa. Edey share border plus Atlantic Ocean go de west, Guinea-Bissau go de northwest, Senegal go de north, Mali go de northeast, Cote d'Ivoire go de southeast, den Sierra Leone den Liberia go de south. Samtyms dem refer am as Guinea-Conakry after ein capital Conakry, so say e go distinguish am from oda territories for de eponymous region insyd lyk Guinea-Bissau den Equatorial Guinea.[1][2][3][4] Guinea get population of 13.5 million den area of 245,857 square kilometres (94,926 sq mi).[5]

Formerly French Guinea, e achieve independence for 1958 insyd.[6] Guinea get history of military coups d'état.[7][8][9] After decades of authoritarian rule, for 2010 insyd e hold ein first democratic election.[9][10][11] As e continue make e hold multi-party elections, de country continue dey face ethnic conflicts, corruption, den abuses by military den police.[11][12] For 2011 insyd, de United States government claim say torture by security forces den abuse of women den kiddies (wey dey include female genital mutilation) be human rights issues wey dey go on.[13] For 2021 insyd, military faction overthrow president Alpha Condé wey dem suspend de constitution.[7][8][9]

Muslims dey represent 85% of de population.[1][14][15] Dem divide de country go four geographic regions: Maritime Guinea for de Atlantic coast, de Fouta Djallon or Middle Guinea highlands, de Upper Guinea savanna region for de northeast, den de Guinée forestière region of tropical forests. French, de official language of Guinea, be language of communication for schools, government administration, den de media. Dem dey speak more than 24 indigenous languages wey de largest be Susu, Pular, den Maninka, wey dey dominate respectively for Maritime Guinea, Fouta Djallon, den Upper Guinea insyd, while Guinée forestière be ethnolinguistically diverse. Guinea ein economy dey mostly dependent for agriculture den mineral production top.[16] Ebe de world ein second largest producer of bauxite, wey e get deposits of diamonds den gold.[17] Na de country be de core for de 2014 Ebola outbreak.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20090205044119/http://www.uiowa.edu/~africart/toc/countries/Guinea-Conakry.html
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20070221053336/http://www.musicvideos.the-real-africa.com/guinea/
  3. https://www.netministries.org/see/churches/ch00472
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20110511084226/http://www.cfi.fr/partenaires_en.php3?id_rubrique=24&id_article=473
  5. https://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/guinea.htm
  6. https://www.dw.com/en/west-africa-economic-bloc-suspends-guinea-after-military-coup/a-59127739
  7. 7.0 7.1 https://www.wsj.com/articles/military-faction-stages-coup-in-mineral-rich-guinea-11630866469
  8. 8.0 8.1 https://apnews.com/article/africa-elections-senegal-west-africa-term-limits-4c595d69cbfd95d173b7ef1a6da0d5f8
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2021/09/06/guinea-coup-explained/
  10. https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/08/world/africa/08guinea.html
  11. 11.0 11.1 https://freedomhouse.org/country/guinea/freedom-world/2021
  12. https://www.reuters.com/article/guinea-politics/guinea-president-conde-vows-to-tackle-corruption-during-third-term-idUSKBN28P27F
  13. https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/2011humanrightsreport/index.htm?dlid=186203
  14. http://www.visualgeography.com/categories/guinea/religion.html
  15. https://web.archive.org/web/20120319131431/http://www.ecobank.com/countryinfo.aspx?cid=74049
  16. https://web.archive.org/web/20101105124833/http://www.africa-import-export.gm/import-export/guinea-conakry.htm
  17. https://web.archive.org/web/20150105021335/http://www.guineaconakrysupport.com/?lang=en