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• GuineaSHORT INFORMATION
• Overview• Geography
• Water source
• Climate
• Capital
• Administrative structure
• Language and population
• Political structure
• Monetary unit
• Religion
• Medicine (health)
• Education
HOLIDAYS AND TRADITIONS
• Christmas• New Year
• Easter
• Other holidays
• Wedding
• Cultural features
FOOD AND BEVERAGES
• National cuisine• Alcoholic beverages
• Coffee and Tea
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Overview of Guinea
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Guinea is a country in West Africa. It is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. It forms a crescent by curving from its western border on the Atlantic Ocean toward the east and the south. Its northern border is shared with Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, and Mali, the southern one with Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Côte d'Ivoire. The Niger River arises in Guinea and runs eastward.
Area
Total 245,857 km2 (78th)
Water (%) negligible
Population
2009 estimate 10,057,975 (81st)
Density 40.9/km2
106.1/sq mi
Currency: Guinean franc (GNF)
Time zone
(UTC+0)
Drives on the right
Internet TLD: .gn
Calling code: 224
Officially name: The Republic of Guinea
Capital: Conakry
Largest city: Conakry
Official language: French
Government: Presidential republic
Capital: Conakry
Largest city: Conakry
Official language: French
Government: Presidential republic
Guinea is a country in West Africa. It is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. It forms a crescent by curving from its western border on the Atlantic Ocean toward the east and the south. Its northern border is shared with Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, and Mali, the southern one with Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Côte d'Ivoire. The Niger River arises in Guinea and runs eastward.
Area
Total 245,857 km2 (78th)
Water (%) negligible
Population
2009 estimate 10,057,975 (81st)
Density 40.9/km2
106.1/sq mi
Currency: Guinean franc (GNF)
Time zone
(UTC+0)
Drives on the right
Internet TLD: .gn
Calling code: 224
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