Guinea

**Guinea** (/ˈɡɪni/ (listen) *GHIN-ee*), 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 get population of 13.5 million den area of 245,857 square kilometres (94,926 sq mi).

Formerly French Guinea, e achieve independence for 1958 insyd. Guinea get history of military coups d'état. After decades of authoritarian rule, for 2010 insyd e hold ein first democratic election. As e continue make e hold multi-party elections, de country continue dey face ethnic conflicts, corruption, den abuses by military den police. 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. For 2021 insyd, military faction overthrow presido Alpha Condé wey dem suspend de constitution.

Muslims dey represent 85% of de population. 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. Ebe de world ein second largest producer of bauxite, wey e get deposits of diamonds den gold. Na de country be de core for de 2014 Ebola outbreak.

## Name

## History

### West African empires den kingdoms

### Colony

### Post-colonial

## Geography

Guinea be home to 5 ecoregions: Guinean montane forests, Western Guinean lowland forests, Guinean forest-savanna mosaic, West Sudanian savanna, den Guinean mangroves. E get 2019 Forest Landscape Integrity Index mean score of 4.9/10, wey dey rank am 114th globally out of 172 countries.

### Wildlife
Species 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.

## 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

### Oil
### Tourism

File:Le "Voile" de la mariée à Kindia.png|De "Voile de la Mariée" (Bride's Veil) waterfall insyd Kindia
File:Dame de Mali Guinée.jpg|Dame de Mali
File:Chute de Tabouna à Kindia 01.jpg|Chute de Tabouna à Kindia
File:Chute de Saala vue à 360° Labé.jpg|Chute de Saala Labé
File:Chimpanzé de Bossou 33.jpg|Chimpanzé de Bossou
File:Plage de Roume.jpg|Plage sur les Ile de Loos


## Sciences den technology
Na dem rank Guinea 128th out of 132 insyd de Global Innovation Index insyd 2023.

## Transport

## Demography

Many languages are spoken in Guinea.

### 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. Insyd 2020, na dem estimate say about 26% of marriages be polygamous (29% Muslim den 10% Christian).

### Cuisine
Guinean cuisine dey vary by region plus rice as staple. Dem dey consume cassava. 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.

### Music
### Visual art
## References


## External links

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