Guinea
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Republic of Guinea République de Guinée
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Location of Guinea (dark blue)
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| Capital and largest city |
Conakry 9°31′N 13°42′W / 9.517°N 13.700°W |
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| Official languages | French | ||||
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| Ethnic groups | |||||
| Demonym | Guinean | ||||
| Government | Presidential republic | ||||
| Alpha Condé | |||||
| Mamady Youla | |||||
| Legislature | National Assembly | ||||
| Independence | |||||
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• from France
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2 October 1958 | ||||
| Area | |||||
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• Total
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245,836 km2 (94,918 sq mi) (78th) | ||||
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• Water (%)
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negligible | ||||
| Population | |||||
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• 2000 estimate
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8,746,128 (81st) | ||||
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• 2014 census
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11,628,972 | ||||
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• Density
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40.9/km2 (105.9/sq mi) | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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$16.214 billion | ||||
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• Per capita
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$1,281 | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2016 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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$7.067 billion | ||||
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• Per capita
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$558 | ||||
| Gini (1994) | 70.3 very high |
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| HDI (2013) |
 0.412low · 179th |
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| 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
– 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).
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