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Republic of Guinea
République de Guinée
FlagCoat of arms
Motto: "Travail, Justice, Solidarité"  (French)
"Work, Justice, Solidarity"
Anthem: Liberté  (French)
"Freedom"
Capital
(and largest city)		Conakry
9°31′N13°42′W / 9.517°N 13.7°W / 9.517; -13.7
Official language(s)French
Vernacular languagesMandinka, Fula and Susu
Ethnic groups Fula (Peuhl) 40%
Mandingo (Malinke) 30%
Susu (Soussou) 20%
smaller ethnic groups 10%
DemonymGuinean
GovernmentPresidential republic
 - PresidentAlpha Condé
 - Prime MinisterMohamed Said Fofana
LegislatureNational Assembly
Independence
 - from France2 October 1958 
Area
 - Total245,857 km2 (78th)
94,926 sq mi 
 - Water (%)negligible
Population
 - July 2009 estimate10,057,975[1] (81st)
 - 1996 census7,156,407 
 - Density40.9/km2 
106.1/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)increase 0.340 (low) (156th)
CurrencyGuinean franc (GNF)
Time zone(UTC+0)
Drives on theright
ISO 3166 codeGN
Internet TLD.gn
Calling code224

Source: CIA World Factbook
Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of July 26, 2012

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