| Republic of Guinea République de Guinée (French) 𞤖𞤢𞤱𞤼𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 (Pular) ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫ ߞߊ ߝߊߛߏߖߊߡߊߣߊ (Eastern Maninkakan) | ||||||
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| Motto: "Travail, Justice, Solidarité" (French) Work, Justice, Solidarity |
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| Anthem: Liberté (French) "Freedom" |
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| Capital (and largest city) | Conakry | |||||
| Official languages | French | |||||
| Religion | 86.8% Muslim 3.52% Christian 9.42%Indigenous beliefs 0.5%Buddhist 0.1% no religious beliefs |
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| Demonym | Guinean | |||||
| Government | Unitary presidential republic | |||||
| - | President | Mamady Doumbouya | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Bah Oury | ||||
| Legislature | National Assembly | |||||
| Independence | ||||||
| - | from France | 2 October 1958 | ||||
| - | Republic | 2 October 1958 | ||||
| - | 4th constitution | 2 October 1958 | ||||
| - | Second Republic Day | 3 April 1984 | ||||
| - | 2021 Guinean coup d'état | 5 September 2021 | ||||
| - | Third Republic of Guinea | 26 July 2025 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 245,857 km2 94,926 sq mi |
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| Population | ||||||
| - | estimate | 13,986,179 | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2025 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $75.050 billion | ||||
| - | Per capita | $4,075 | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2025 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $30.090 billion | ||||
| - | Per capita | $1,670 | ||||
| Gini (2025) | 33.7 | |||||
| HDI (2025) | 0.500 | |||||
| Currency | Guinean franc (GNF) |
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| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (GMT) | |||||
| Internet TLD | .gn | |||||
| Calling code | +224 | |||||
Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Ivory Coast to the southeast, and Sierra Leone and Liberia to the south. It is sometimes referred to as Guinea-Conakry, after its capital Conakry, to distinguish it from other territories in the eponymous region, such as Guinea-Bissau and Equatorial Guinea. Guinea has a population of 14 million and an area of 245,857 square kilometres (94,926 sq mi).
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