Guinea

Guinea, or the Republic of Guinea (), is an independent nation in Western Africa. Guinea borders 6 countries: Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Mali, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone. The national language is French.  It is a member of the Economic Community of West African States.

 History 
Before the Europeans arrived to Africa, Guinea was part of a couple of empires. In the 1890s, France colonized Guinea.  In 1958, Guinea becomes independent.

 Prefectures and regions 
Guinea is divided into 8 regions and then divided even further into 33 prefectures. The capital of Guinea, Conakry, is a special area.

 Boké Region
 Conakry Region
 Faranah Region
 Kankan Region
 Kindia Region
 Labé Region
 Mamou Region
 Nzérékoré Region

 Biggest cities 
The following are the biggest cities in Guinea, by population:

 Conakry (2,000,000)
 Labé (700,000)
 Kankan (439,017)
 Kindia (279,884 )
 Nzérékoré (247,855)
 Kissidougou (135,900)
 Guéckédou (116,541)
 Mamou (105,754)

 Religion 
About 89% of people are Muslim, most of them are Sunni. 6.8% of people are Christian, most of them are Catholic.

 Notable people from Guinea 
The following is a list of notable people from Guinea:

 Galerie 

 Sources 
 Guinea , in the CIA World Factbook

 References 

 Other websites 

 Website of the Guinean governement  


Category:French-speaking countries
Category:Least developed countries
Category:Members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
Category:1958 establishments in Africa