History, also an important part of Guinean culture, is recited by storytellers called griots. Guinean craftworkers make woven baskets, metal jewelry, and leather products. Land and climate. Clumps of mangrove trees grow along the mouths of Guinea's rivers. The wildlife in Guinea includes such animals as antelope, buffaloes, crocodiles, elephants, hippopotamuses, leopards, lions, monkeys, and snakes.
Guinea has a tropical climate.
Although underdeveloped, Guinea has many valuable natural resources that could turn it into a prosperous nation. It has about one-third of the world's reserves of bauxite. Other important mineral deposits include iron ore, diamonds, gold, and uranium. About 80 percent of Guinea's people work in agriculture. They grow bananas, cassava, coffee, corn, peanuts, pineapples, plantains, rice, sweet potatoes, and other crops.