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Republic of Guinea
République de Guinée  (French)
Motto: "Travail, Justice, Solidarité" (French)
"Work, Justice, Solidarity"
Anthem: Liberté  (French)
Freedom
Guinea in dark green
Guinea in dark green
Location of Guinea (dark blue) – in Africa (light blue & dark grey) – in the African Union (light blue)
Location of Guinea (dark blue)

– in Africa (light blue & dark grey)
– in the African Union (light blue)

Capital
and largest city
Conakry
9°31′N13°42′W / 9.517°N 13.700°W / 9.517; -13.700
Official languagesFrench
Vernacular
languages
Ethnic groups
([1])
Demonym(s)Guinean
GovernmentUnitaryprovisional government under a military junta[2]
Mamady Doumbouya
LegislatureNational Assembly
Independence 
(was the colony of French Guinea since 1891)
• from France
2 October 1958
• Republic
2 October 1958
• Current constitution
2 October 1958
• Second Republic Day
3 April 1984
5 September 2021
Area
• Total
245,857 km2 (94,926 sq mi) (77th)
• Water (%)
negligible
Population
• 2018 estimate
12,414,293[3][4] (77th)
• 2014 census
11,523,261[5]
• Density
40.9/km2 (105.9/sq mi) (164th)
GDP (PPP)2020 estimate
• Total
$26.451 billion[6]
• Per capita
$2,390[6]
GDP (nominal)2020 estimate
• Total
$9.183 billion[6]
• Per capita
$818[6]
Gini (2012)33.7[7]
medium
HDI (2019)Increase 0.477[8]
low · 178th
CurrencyGuinean franc (GNF)
Time zoneUTC (GMT)
Driving sideright
Calling code+224
ISO 3166 codeGN
Internet TLD.gn
Preceded by
French Guinea

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021


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