Guinea

Guinea (/ˈɡɪni/ (listen) GHIN-ee),French: Guinée, Pular: 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, romanized: Gine, Wolof: Gine, N'Ko: ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, Bambara: Gine alias Republic of Guinea (French: République de Guinée), be sam coastal country for West Africa. Edey share border plus Atlantic Ocean go de west, Guinea-Bissau go de northwest, Senegal go de north, Mali go de northeast, Cote d'Ivoire go de southeast, den Sierra Leone den Liberia go de south. Samtyms dem refer am as Guinea-Conakry after ein capital Conakry, so say e go distinguish am from oda territories for de eponymous region insyd lyk Guinea-Bissau den Equatorial Guinea."Guinea-Conakry". Archived from the original on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2009."Music Videos of Guinea Conakry". Archived from the original on 21 February 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2018."The Anglican Diocese of Ghana". Netministries.org. Archived from the original on 7 January 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2017."CFI – Africa – Guinea Conakry". Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2009. Guinea get population of 13.5 million den area of 245,857 square kilometres (94,926 sq mi)."Nations Online: Guinea – Republic of Guinea – West Africa". Nations Online. Archived from the original on 3 May 2003. Retrieved 25 August 2014.

Formerly French Guinea, e achieve independence for 1958 insyd.West Africa economic bloc suspends Guinea after military coup, Deutsche Welle (8 September 2021). Guinea get history of military coups d'état.Nicholas Bariyo & Benoit Faucon, Military Faction Stages Coup in Mineral-Rich Guinea, Wall Street Journal (5 September 2021).Krista Larson, EXPLAINER: Why is history repeating itself in Guinea's coup?, Associated Press (7 September 2021).Danielle Paquett, Here's what we know about the unfolding coup in Guinea, Washington Post (6 September 2021). After decades of authoritarian rule, for 2010 insyd e hold ein first democratic election.Abdourahmane Diallo and Adam Nossiter, Guinea Votes in Its First Democratic Presidential Election, New York Times (7 November 2010).Guinea, Freedom in the World, Freedom House, 2021. As e continue make e hold multi-party elections, de country continue dey face ethnic conflicts, corruption, den abuses by military den police.Saliou Samb, Guinea President Conde vows to tackle corruption during third term, Reuters (15 December 2020). For 2011 insyd, de United States government claim say torture by security forces den abuse of women den kiddies (wey dey include female genital mutilation) be human rights issues wey dey go on.Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (2012). "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2011: Guinea". United States Department of State. Retrieved 27 August 2012. For 2021 insyd, military faction overthrow presido Alpha Condé wey dem suspend de constitution.

Muslims dey represent 85% of de population."Religion in Guinea". Visual Geography. Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2017."The Pan African Bank". Ecobank. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2017. Dem divide de country go four geographic regions: Maritime Guinea for de Atlantic coast, de Fouta Djallon anaa Middle Guinea highlands, de Upper Guinea savanna region for de northeast, den de Guinée forestière region of tropical forests. French, de official language of Guinea, be language of communication for schools, government administration, den de media. Dem dey speak more than 24 indigenous languages wey de largest be Susu, Pular, den Maninka, wey dey dominate respectively for Maritime Guinea, Fouta Djallon, den Upper Guinea insyd, while Guinée forestière be ethnolinguistically diverse. Guinea ein economy dey mostly dependent for agriculture den mineral production top."Guinea Conakry: Major Imports, Exports, Industries & Business Opportunities in Guinea Conakry, Africa". Archived from the original on 5 November 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2014. Ebe de world ein second largest producer of bauxite, wey e get deposits of diamonds den gold."Guinea Conakry Support – Guinee Conakry Trade and Support. (GCTS)". Archived from the original on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2014. Na de country be de core for de 2014 Ebola outbreak.

Name

 History 

 West African empires den kingdoms 

 Colony 

 Post-colonial 

Geography


 Wildlife 
upright=1.15|thumb|Badiar National ParkSpecies found insyd Guinea dey include de following:
 Amphibians : Hemisus guineensis, Phrynobatrachus guineensis
 Reptiles : Acanthodactylus guineensis, Mochlus guineensis
 Arachnids: Malloneta guineensis, Dictyna guineensis
 Insects : Zorotypus guineensis, Euchromia guineensis
 Birds: Melaniparus guineensis

Regions den prefectures

De Republic of Guinea dey cover 245,857 square kilometres (94,926 sq mi) of West Africa, about 10 degrees north of de equator. Dem divide am into 4 natural regions plus distinct human, geographic, den climatic characteristics:

 Maritime Guinea (La Guinée Maritime) dey cover 18% of de country.
 Middle Guinea (La Moyenne-Guinée) dey cover 20% of de country.
 Upper Guinea (La Haute-Guinée) dey cover 38% of de country.
 Forested Guinea (Guinée forestière) dey cover 23% of de country, wey ebe both forested den mountainous.
Dem divide Guinea into 8 administrative regions wich na dem subdivide am into 33 prefectures. De capital Conakry plus population of 1,675,069 ranks as special zone.
RegionCapitalPopulation  (2014 census by National Institute of Statistics)Conakry Region Conakry1,675,069Nzérékoré Region Nzérékoré1,591,716Kindia Region Kindia1,573,690Boké Region Boké1,092,291Labé Region Labé1,001,392Mamou Region Mamou737,062Kankan Region Kankan1,979,038Faranah RegionFaranah949,589

Politics
Foreign relations

Military
Human rights
Economy

Agriculture
Natural resources
Guinea get 25% anaa more of de world ein known bauxite reserves. E get diamonds, gold, den oda metals. Bauxite den alumina be de most major exports.

Mining
upright=1.3|thumb|right|Proportional representation of Guinea exports, 2019
Oil
Tourism

 Sciences den technology 
Na dem rank Guinea 128th out of 132 insyd de Global Innovation Index insyd 2023.WIPO (2022). Global Innovation Index 2023, 15th Edition. World Intellectual Property Organization. doi:10.34667/tind.46596. ISBN 978-92-805-3432-0. Retrieved 29 October 2023.

Transport

 Demography 
Largest cities anaa towns insyd Guinea

According to de 2014 Census"Cities and Regions". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 23 July 2021.RankNameRegionPop.Conakry
Nzérékoré1ConakryConakry1,660,9732NzérékoréNzérékoré195,0273KankanKankan190,7224ManéahKindia167,3545DubrékaKindia157,0176KindiaKindia138,6957SiguiriKankan127,4928KissidougouFaranah99,9319LabéLabé92,65410KamsarBoké83,428
Many languages are spoken in Guinea.
Population insyd Guinea"World Population Prospects 2022". United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 17 July 2022."World Population Prospects 2022: Demographic indicators by region, subregion and country, annually for 1950-2100" (XSLX) ("Total Population, as of 1 July (thousands)"). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 17 July 2022. YearMillion19503.020008.8202113.5

 Religion 

 Education 

 Health 

 Ebola 

 Maternal den child healthcare 

 HIV/AIDS 

 Malnutrition 

 Malaria 

 COVID-19 pandemic 

Culture

 Media 
 Sports 
 Polygamy 
Polygamy be generally prohibited by law insyd Guinea, buh der be exceptions.Articles 315–319 Archived 21 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Civil Code of the Republic of Guinea (Code Civil de la Republique de Guinee) Insyd 2020, na dem estimate say about 26% of marriages be polygamous (29% Muslim den 10% Christian)."Polygamy is rare around the world and mostly confined to a few regions". 7 December 2020.

 Cuisine 
Guinean cuisine dey vary by region plus rice as staple. Dem dey consume cassava."Recipes & Cookbooks". Friends of Guinea. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2017. Part of West African cuisine, de chows of Guinea dey include yétissé, peanut sauce, okra sauce den tapalapa bread. Insyd rural areas, dem dey chop chow from "large serving dish" wey dem dey chop by hand outsyd of homes."Eating in the Embassy: Guinean Embassy Brings West African Food To Washington". WAMU. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2017.

 Music 
 Visual art 
 References 

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Category:Economic Community of West African States
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Category:Member states of de African Union
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Category:Republics
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Category:Member states of de Organisation internationale de la Francophonie
Category:Member states of de Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

 External links 

 Official website (insyd French)
 Guinea. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
 Guinea from UCB Libraries GovPubs
 Guinea profile from de BBC News
 Wikimedia Atlas of Guinea
 Geographic data wey relate to Guinea at OpenStreetMap
 Guinea 2008 Summary Trade Statistics