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{{dablink|This article is about the country. For the coin, see [[Guinea (British coin)]].}}
{{distinguish|French Guiana|Guinea-Bissau|Papua New Guinea|Western New Guinea}}
{{Infobox country
| conventional_long_name = Republic of Guinea
| native_name = ''République de Guinée''
| common_name = Republic of Guinea
| image_flag = Flag of Guinea.svg
| image_coat =Coat_of_arms_of_Guinea.svg
|image_map = Location Guinea AU Africa.svg
|map_caption = {{map caption|countryprefix=|location_color=dark blue|region=Africa|region_color=dark grey|subregion=the [[African Union]]|subregion_color=light blue}}
| national_motto = {{native phrase|fr|"Travail, Justice, Solidarité"|italics=off}}<br/>{{small|"Work, Justice, Solidarity"}}
| national_anthem = {{native name|fr|[[Liberté]]|nolink=on}}<br/>{{small|''Freedom''}}
| official_languages = French
| languages_type = [[Vernacular language|Vernacular<br/>language]]s
| languages = [[Fula language|Fula]]<br>[[Maninka language|Maninka]]<br>[[Susu language|Susu]]
| demonym = Guinean
| ethnic_groups = 40% [[Fula people|Fula (Peuhl)]]<br>{{nowrap|30% [[Mandinka people|Mandingo (Malinke)]]}}<br>20% [[Susu people|Susu (Soussou)]]<br>10% others
| ethnic_groups_year = 
| capital = [[Conakry]]
| coordinates = {{Coord|9|31|N|13|42|W|type:city}}
| largest_city = capital
| government_type = [[Presidential republic]]
| leader_title1          = [[National Committee of Reconciliation and Development]]
| leader_name1           = [[Mamady Doumbouya]]
| leader_title2          = [[List of presidents of Guinea|President]]
| leader_name2           = [[Mamady Doumbouya]]
| leader_title3          = [[List of prime ministers of Guinea|Prime Minister]]
| leader_name3           = [[Bah Oury]]
| leader_title4          = [[National Assembly (Guinea)|Speaker of Parliament]]
| leader_name4           = ''Vacant''<ref name="CoupUnclear">See [[2021 Guinean coup d'état]]</ref>
| leader_title5          = [[Supreme Court of Guinea|Supreme Court]]
| leader_name5           = ''Vacant''<ref name="CoupUnclear"/>
| legislature = [[National Assembly (Guinea)|National Assembly]]
| area_rank = 78th
| area_km2 = 245,857
| area_sq_mi = 94,926 <!--Do not change-->
| percent_water = negligible
| population_estimate = 10,057,975<ref name=cia>{{cite web |author=Central Intelligence Agency |authorlink=Central Intelligence Agency |publisher=[[The World Factbook]] |title=Guinea |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gv.html |year=2009 |accessdate=2 March 2013 |archive-date=19 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919074825/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook//geos/gv.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| population_estimate_rank = 81st
| population_estimate_year = July 2009
| population_census = 7,156,407
| population_census_year = 1996
| population_density_km2 = 40.9
| population_density_sq_mi = 106.1
| GDP_PPP = $11.464&nbsp;billion<ref name=imf2>{{cite web |url=http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2012/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=2009&ey=2012&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=656&s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC%2CLP&grp=0&a=&pr.x=68&pr.y=1 |title=Guinea |publisher=International Monetary Fund |accessdate=2 March 2013}}</ref> <!--Do not change!-->
| GDP_PPP_year = 2011
| GDP_PPP_per_capita = $1,082<ref name=imf2/> <!--Do not change!-->
| GDP_nominal = $5.212&nbsp;billion<ref name=imf2/> <!--Do not change!-->
| GDP_nominal_year = 2011
| GDP_nominal_per_capita = $492<ref name=imf2/> <!--Do not change!-->
| sovereignty_type = [[Independence]]
| established_event1 = from France
| established_date1 = 2 October 1958
| Gini_year = 1994
| Gini_change =  <!--increase/decrease/steady-->
| Gini = 40.3 <!--number only-->
| Gini_ref = |Gini_rank = 
| HDI_year = 2010
| HDI_change = increase <!--increase/decrease/steady-->
| HDI = 0.340 <!--number only-->
| HDI_rank = 156th
| currency = [[Guinean franc]]
| currency_code = GNF
| time_zone = 
| utc_offset = +0
| time_zone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = 
| drives_on = right
| calling_code = [[+224]]
| cctld = [[.gn]]
}}
'''Guinea''', or the '''Republic of Guinea''' ({{lang-fr|République de Guinée}}), is an independent nation in Western [[Africa]]. Guinea borders 6 countries: [[Guinea-Bissau]], [[Senegal]], [[Mali]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Liberia]], [[Sierra Leone]]. The [[national language]] is [[French language|French]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guinea {{!}} History, Map, Flag, Language, People, & Facts|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Guinea|access-date=2021-05-01|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|title=Guinea Maps & Facts|url=https://www.worldatlas.com/maps/guinea|access-date=2021-05-01|website=WorldAtlas|date=24 February 2021|language=en-US}}</ref> It is a member of the Economic Community of West African States.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Member States {{!}} Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS)|url=https://www.ecowas.int/member-states/|access-date=2021-05-01|language=en-US}}</ref>

== History ==
Before the Europeans arrived to Africa, Guinea was part of a couple of empires. In the 1890s, [[France]] colonized Guinea. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Guinea — History and Culture|url=https://www.iexplore.com/articles/travel-guides/africa/guinea/history-and-culture|access-date=2021-05-02|website=www.iexplore.com}}</ref> In 1958, Guinea becomes independent.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2018-05-14|title=Guinea profile - Timeline|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13443183|access-date=2021-05-02}}</ref>

== Prefectures and regions ==
Guinea is divided into 8 [[Regions of Guinea|regions]] and then divided even further into 33 [[Prefectures of Guinea|prefectures]]. The capital of Guinea, Conakry, is a special area.

* [[Boké Region]]
* [[Conakry Region]]
* [[Faranah Region]]
* [[Kankan Region]]
* [[Kindia Region]]
* [[Labé Region]]
* [[Mamou Region]]
* [[Nzérékoré Region]]

== Biggest cities ==
The following are the biggest cities in Guinea, by population:

# [[Conakry]] (2,000,000)
# [[Labé]] (700,000)
# [[Kankan]] (439,017)
# [[Kindia]] (279,884 )
# [[Nzérékoré]] (247,855)
# [[Kissidougou]] (135,900)
# [[Guéckédou]] (116,541)
# [[Mamou]] (105,754)

== Religion ==
About 89% of people are [[Islam|Muslim]], most of them are [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]]. 6.8% of people are [[Christian]], most of them are [[Catholicism|Catholic]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guinea - People|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Guinea|access-date=2021-05-02|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref>

== Notable people from Guinea ==
The following is a list of notable people from Guinea:

{{columns |width=190px
|col1 =
* [[Bobo Balde]]
* [[Lansana Conté]]
* [[Mohammed Camara]]
* [[Mohammed Sylla]]
* [[Titi Camara]]
* [[Teresa Chikaba]]
* [[Amadou Diallo]]
* [[Lansine Kaba]]
|col2 =
* [[Djibril Tamsir Niane]]
* [[Abdulrahman Ibrahim Ibn Sori]]
* [[Alfa Yaya of Labé]]
* [[Samori|Samori Touré]]
* [[Soumaoro Kanté]]
* [[Sékou Touré]]
* [[Umar Tall]]
* [[Katoucha Niane]] model
* [[Mamady Doumbouya]]
}}

== Sources ==
* {{in lang|en}} [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gv.html Guinea] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919074825/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook//geos/gv.html |date=2015-09-19 }}, in the CIA World Factbook

== References ==
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== Other websites ==
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* {{in lang|fr}} [http://www.guinee.gov.gn/ Website of the Guinean governement] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106143217/http://www.guinee.gov.gn/ |date=2010-01-06 }}

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[[Category:Least developed countries]]
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