Guinea

Republic of Guinea République de Guinée
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Travail, Justice, Solidarité" (French) "Work, Justice, Solidarity"
Anthem: Liberté  (French) Freedom
Location of  Guinea  (dark blue) – in Africa  (light blue & dark grey) – in the African Union  (light blue)
Capital and largest city	Conakry 9°31′N 13°42′W / 9.517°N 13.700°W / 9.517; -13.700
Official languages	French
Vernacular languages	Maninka Fula Susu
Ethnic groups	42.0% Fula 31.0% Mandinka 13.0% Susu 5.0% Kissi 5.0% Kpelle 4.0% others
Demonym	Guinean
Government	Presidential republic
• President	Alpha Condé
• Prime Minister	Mamady Youla
Legislature	National Assembly
Independence
• from France	2 October 1958
Area
• Total	245,836 km2 (94,918 sq mi) (78th)
• Water (%)	negligible
Population
• 2000 estimate	8,746,128 (81st)
• 2014 census	11,628,972
• Density	40.9/km2 (105.9/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2016 estimate
• Total	$16.214 billion
• Per capita	$1,281
GDP (nominal)	2016 estimate
• Total	$7.067 billion
• Per capita	$558
Gini (1994)	70.3 very high
HDI (2013)	0.412 low · 179th
Currency	Guinean franc (GNF)
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+224
ISO 3166 code	GN
Internet TLD	.gn

Coordinates: 11°N 10°W / 11°N 10°W / 11; -10

– in Africa  (light blue & dark grey)
– in the African Union  (light blue)

Guinea ⁱ/ˈɡɪni/, officially the Republic of Guinea (French: République de Guinée), is a country on the West coast of Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea (French: Guinée française), the modern country is sometimes referred to as Guinea-Conakry in order to distinguish it from other parts of the wider region of the same name, such as Guinea-Bissau and Equatorial Guinea. Guinea has a population of 10.5 million and an area of 245,860 square kilometres (94,927 sq mi).