Guinea
Part of | West Africa |
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Year dem found am | 2 October 1958 |
Name in native language | République de Guinée |
Official name | Guinée, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, République de Guinée, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߬ ߞߊ߲ߓߍ߲ |
Native label | République de Guinée |
Short name | 🇬🇳 |
Official language | French |
Anthem | Liberté |
Culture | culture of Guinea |
Motto | Work, Justice, Solidarity |
Motto text | Travail, Justice, Solidarité, Work, Justice, Solidarity, Труд, справедливост, солидарност, ߓߊ߯ߙߊ ߸ߕߋߟߋ߲ ߸ߢߐ߲߯ߘߍߡߍ߲, Gwaith, Cyfiawnder, Undod |
Continent | Africa |
Country | Guinea |
Capital | Conakry |
Located in time zone | UTC±00:00, Africa/Conakry |
Located in or next to body of water | Atlantic Ocean |
Located in/on physical feature | West Africa |
Coordinate location | 10°0′0″N 11°0′0″W |
Coordinates of easternmost point | 8°22′40″N 7°38′16″W |
Coordinates of northernmost point | 12°40′12″N 13°42′0″W |
Coordinates of southernmost point | 7°11′26″N 9°6′29″W |
Coordinates of westernmost point | 10°37′0″N 15°21′55″W |
Highest point | Mount Richard-Molard |
Lowest point | Atlantic Ocean |
Government ein basic form | republic |
Office held by head of state | President of Guinea |
State ein head | Mamady Doumbouya |
Office head of government hold | Prime Minister of Guinea |
Government ein head | Amadou Bah Oury |
Legislative body | National Assembly |
Central bank | Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea |
Currency | Guinean franc |
Driving side | right |
Electrical plug type | Europlug, Schuko, Type K |
Dey follow | People's Revolutionary Republic of Guinea |
Dey replace | French West Africa |
Dema official website | http://www.presidence.gov.gn/ |
Hashtag | Guinea |
Top-level Internet domain | .gn |
Flag | flag of Guinea |
Coat of arms | coat of arms of Guinea |
Geography of topic | geography of Guinea |
Get characteristic | partly free country |
History of topic | history of Guinea |
Economy of topic | economy of Guinea |
Demographics of topic | demographics of Guinea |
Mobile country code | 611 |
Country calling code | +224 |
Emergency phone number | 117, 18, 442-020 |
Licence plate code | RG |
Maritime identification digits | 632 |
Unicode character | 🇬🇳 |
Category for maps | Category:Maps of Guinea |
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.
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20090205044119/http://www.uiowa.edu/~africart/toc/countries/Guinea-Conakry.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20070221053336/http://www.musicvideos.the-real-africa.com/guinea/
- ↑ https://www.netministries.org/see/churches/ch00472
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110511084226/http://www.cfi.fr/partenaires_en.php3?id_rubrique=24&id_article=473
- ↑ https://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/guinea.htm
- ↑ https://www.dw.com/en/west-africa-economic-bloc-suspends-guinea-after-military-coup/a-59127739
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://www.wsj.com/articles/military-faction-stages-coup-in-mineral-rich-guinea-11630866469
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://apnews.com/article/africa-elections-senegal-west-africa-term-limits-4c595d69cbfd95d173b7ef1a6da0d5f8
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2021/09/06/guinea-coup-explained/
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/08/world/africa/08guinea.html
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 https://freedomhouse.org/country/guinea/freedom-world/2021
- ↑ https://www.reuters.com/article/guinea-politics/guinea-president-conde-vows-to-tackle-corruption-during-third-term-idUSKBN28P27F
- ↑ https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/2011humanrightsreport/index.htm?dlid=186203
- ↑ http://www.visualgeography.com/categories/guinea/religion.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120319131431/http://www.ecobank.com/countryinfo.aspx?cid=74049
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20101105124833/http://www.africa-import-export.gm/import-export/guinea-conakry.htm
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150105021335/http://www.guineaconakrysupport.com/?lang=en
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