Portal:Guinea

Guinea (/ˈɡɪni/ ^ⓘ GHIN-ee), officially the Republic of Guinea (French: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Cote d'Ivoire to the southeast, and Sierra Leone and Liberia to the south. It is sometimes referred to as Guinea-Conakry after its capital Conakry, to distinguish it from other territories in the eponymous region such as Guinea-Bissau and Equatorial Guinea. Guinea has a population of 14 million and an area of 245,857 square kilometres (94,926 sq mi).

Formerly French Guinea, it achieved independence in 1958. Guinea has a history of military coups d'état. After decades of authoritarian rule, in 2010 it held its first democratic election. As it continued to hold multi-party elections, the country continued to face ethnic conflicts, corruption, and abuses by military and police. In 2011, the United States government claimed that torture by security forces and abuse of women and children (including female genital mutilation) were ongoing human rights issues. In 2021, a military faction overthrew president Alpha Condé and suspended the constitution.

Muslims represent 90% of the population. The country is divided into four geographic regions: Maritime Guinea on the Atlantic coast, the Fouta Djallon or Middle Guinea highlands, the Upper Guinea savanna region in the northeast, and the Guinée forestière region of tropical forests. French, the official language of Guinea, is a language of communication in schools, in government administration, and the media. More than 24 indigenous languages are spoken and the largest are Susu, Pular, and Maninka, which dominate respectively in Maritime Guinea, Fouta Djallon, and Upper Guinea, while Guinée forestière is ethnolinguistically diverse. Guinea's economy is mostly dependent on agriculture and mineral production. It is the world's second largest producer of bauxite, and has deposits of diamonds and gold. The country was at the core of the Western African Ebola virus epidemic.

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  Image 1A proportional representation of Guinea exports, 2019 (from Guinea)
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  Image 2The 2019–2020 Guinean protests against the rule of Alpha Condé (from Guinea)
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  Image 3U.S. President Jimmy Carter welcoming Ahmed Sékou Touré outside the White House, Washington, D.C., 1979 (from Guinea)
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  Image 4President Alpha Condé with Russian President Vladimir Putin on 28 September 2017 (from Guinea)
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  Image 5Regions of Guinea (from Guinea)
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  Image 6A market stall selling vegetables in Dinguiraye Prefecture, Guinea (from Guinea)
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  Image 7A map showing Guinea's cities and administrative divisions (from Guinea)
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  Image 8President Ahmed Sékou Touré was supported by Communist states, and in 1961, visited Yugoslavia. (from Guinea)
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  Image 9Badiar National Park (from Guinea)
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  Image 10Badiar National Park (from Guinea)
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  Image 11Regions of Guinea (from Guinea)
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  Image 12Malinke fisher women on the Niger River, Niandankoro, Kankan Region, in eastern Guinea (from Guinea)
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  Image 13U.S. President Jimmy Carter welcoming Ahmed Sékou Touré outside the White House, Washington, D.C., 1979 (from Guinea)
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  Image 14Map of Köppen climate classification (from Guinea)
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  Image 15A market stall selling vegetables in Dinguiraye Prefecture, Guinea (from Guinea)
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  Image 16A proportional representation of Guinea exports, 2019 (from Guinea)
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  Image 17Map of Köppen climate classification (from Guinea)
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  Image 18Fouta Djallon highlands in central Guinea (from Guinea)
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  Image 19The『Voile de la Mariée』(Bride's Veil) waterfall in Kindia (from Guinea)
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  Image 20Schoolgirls in Conakry (from Guinea)
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  Image 21A map showing Guinea's cities and administrative divisions (from Guinea)
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  Image 22The『Voile de la Mariée』(Bride's Veil) waterfall in Kindia (from Guinea)
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  Image 23Kissidougou market (from Guinea)
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  Image 24Malinke fisher women on the Niger River, Niandankoro, Kankan Region, in eastern Guinea (from Guinea)
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  Image 25The 2019–2020 Guinean protests against the rule of Alpha Condé (from Guinea)
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  Image 26Children engaged in manual labour in order to support their families. (from Guinea)
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  Image 27Children engaged in manual labour in order to support their families. (from Guinea)
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  Image 28Kissidougou market (from Guinea)
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  Image 29President Ahmed Sékou Touré was supported by Communist states, and in 1961, visited Yugoslavia. (from Guinea)
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  Image 30President Alpha Condé with Russian President Vladimir Putin on 28 September 2017 (from Guinea)
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  Image 31Fouta Djallon highlands in central Guinea (from Guinea)
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  Image 32Schoolgirls in Conakry (from Guinea)

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