The president of Guinea is the head of state and the head of government. The president is elected by the people to a five-year term. The president appoints a cabinet, which helps administer the government. Guinea has a one-house legislative body called the National Assembly. The Assembly has 114 members, who are elected to five-year terms by the people.
Guinea is divided into four regions, each headed by a resident minister appointed by the president.
The regions are further divided into 33 government units that are called prefectures. The people of Guinea are called Guineans. Almost all the people are black Africans. About 75 percent of them belong to one of three main ethnic groups. The largest of these groups is the Fulani, or Peul.