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Guinea
sovereign state,country
Part ofWest AfricaEdit
Year dem found am2 October 1958Edit
Name in native languageRépublique de GuinéeEdit
Official nameGuinée,ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫,République de Guinée,ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߬ ߞߊ߲ߓߍ߲Edit
Native labelRépublique de GuinéeEdit
Short name🇬🇳Edit
Official languageFrenchEdit
AnthemLibertéEdit
Cultureculture of GuineaEdit
MottoWork, Justice, SolidarityEdit
Motto textTravail, Justice, Solidarité,Work, Justice, Solidarity,Труд, справедливост, солидарност,ߓߊ߯ߙߊ ߸ߕߋߟߋ߲ ߸ߢߐ߲߯ߘߍߡߍ߲Edit
ContinentAfricaEdit
CountryGuineaEdit
CapitalConakryEdit
Located in time zoneUTC±00:00,Africa/ConakryEdit
Located in or next to body of waterAtlantic OceanEdit
Located in/on physical featureWest AfricaEdit
Coordinate location10°0′0″N 11°0′0″WEdit
Coordinates of easternmost point8°22′40″N 7°38′16″WEdit
Coordinates of northernmost point12°40′12″N 13°42′0″WEdit
Coordinates of southernmost point7°11′26″N 9°6′29″WEdit
Coordinates of westernmost point10°37′0″N 15°21′55″WEdit
Highest pointMount Richard-MolardEdit
Lowest pointAtlantic OceanEdit
Government ein basic formrepublicEdit
Office held by head of statePresident of GuineaEdit
State ein headMamady DoumbouyaEdit
Office head of government holdPrime Minister of GuineaEdit
Government ein headAmadou Bah OuryEdit
Legislative bodyNational AssemblyEdit
Central bankCentral Bank of the Republic of GuineaEdit
CurrencyGuinean francEdit
Driving siderightEdit
Electrical plug typeEuroplug,Schuko,Type KEdit
Dey followPeople's Revolutionary Republic of GuineaEdit
Dey replaceFrench West AfricaEdit
Dema official websitehttp://www.presidence.gov.gn/Edit
HashtagGuineaEdit
Top-level Internet domain.gnEdit
Flagflag of GuineaEdit
Coat of armscoat of arms of GuineaEdit
Geography of topicgeography of GuineaEdit
Get characteristicpartly free countryEdit
History of topichistory of GuineaEdit
Economy of topiceconomy of GuineaEdit
Demographics of topicdemographics of GuineaEdit
Mobile country code611Edit
Country calling code+224Edit
Emergency phone number117,18,442-020Edit
Licence plate codeRGEdit
Maritime identification digits632Edit
Unicode character🇬🇳Edit
Category for mapsCategory:Maps of GuineaEdit
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Guinea(/ˈɡɪni/ (listen)GHIN-ee), aliasRepublic 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 asGuinea-Conakryafter 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

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  1. 1.01.1https://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. 7.07.1https://www.wsj.com/articles/military-faction-stages-coup-in-mineral-rich-guinea-11630866469
  8. 8.08.1https://apnews.com/article/africa-elections-senegal-west-africa-term-limits-4c595d69cbfd95d173b7ef1a6da0d5f8
  9. 9.09.19.2https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2021/09/06/guinea-coup-explained/
  10. https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/08/world/africa/08guinea.html
  11. 11.011.1https://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