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Guinea

Africa

Republic of Guinea

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📍 Essential Info

CapitalConakry

TimezoneUTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

Population14.4M

LanguagesFrench (official), Pular, Maninka, Susu, other native languages

Governmentpresidential republic

🔌 Practical Info

Driving SideRight

Electrical PlugsVaries

Internet Code.gn

Internet Users27%

GDP per Capita$4,000

🌍 Geography

LocationWestern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone

Size Comparisonslightly smaller than Oregon; slightly larger than twice the size of Pennsylvania

Climategenerally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds

Terraingenerally flat coastal plain, hilly to mountainous interior

👥 People & Culture

Ethnic GroupsFulani (Peuhl) 33.4%, Malinke 29.4%, Susu 21.2%, Guerze 7.8%, Kissi 6.2%, Toma 1.6%, other/foreign 0.4% (2018 est.)

ReligionsMuslim 85.2%, Christian 13.4%, animist 0.2%, none 1.2% (2018 est.)

Median Age19.5 years

Life Expectancy64.6 years

National HolidayIndependence Day, 2 October (1958)

Cultural Information

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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook