Official name | Republic of Guinea |
Name in local language | République de Guinée (fr) |
Continent | Africa |
Subcontinent | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Population (ranking: 77e) | 12,559,623 inhabitants (2020) |
Population growth | 2.84 % / year |
Area | 245,857 km² |
Density | 51.09 inhabitants / km² |
GDP (ranking: 149e) | 10.990 billions $USD (2018) |
GDP/capita (ranking) | 885 $USD (2018) |
GDP growth | 8.70 % / year (2018) |
Life expectancy (ranking) | 60.30 years (2018) |
Birth rate | 37.60 ‰ (2018) |
Fertility rate | 5.01 children / woman (2014) |
Death rate (ranking) | 10.00 ‰ (2018) |
Infant mortality rate (ranking) | 64.80 ‰ (2018) |
Literacy rate | 45.25 % (2015) |
Official languages | French |
Currency | Guinean franc (GNF) |
HDI (ranking: 214e) | 0.466 / 1 (2018) |
EPI (ranking) | 46.62 (2018) |
Government | Unitary presidential republic |
Head of State | President Alpha Condé |
National Day | 2 October (Republic of 1958) |
ISO Codes | GN, GIN |
Demonym | Guinean |
Tourists (ranking) | 63,030 people (2016) |
A country full of unexploited resources
Guinea is a country located in West Africa, often referred to as the West African Water Tower. It is surrounded by Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Mali, Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone and the Atlantic Ocean.
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Urban areas (2014)
Urban areas | Population |
---|---|
Conakry | 2,317,376 inhabitants |
Nzérékoré (N'Zérékoré) | 298,797 inhabitants |
Kindia | 242,625 inhabitants |
Kankan | 216,159 inhabitants |
Labé | 205,809 inhabitants |
Siguiri | 183,875 inhabitants |
Kintinian | 124,847 inhabitants |
Kamsar | 113,350 inhabitants |
Kissidougou | 103,335 inhabitants |
Guéckédou | 97,466 inhabitants |
Boké | 95,712 inhabitants |
Doko | 86,782 inhabitants |
Mamou | 83,008 inhabitants |
Macenta | 80,300 inhabitants |
Sinko | 80,104 inhabitants |
Faranah | 77,918 inhabitants |
Sangaredi | 76,425 inhabitants |
Timbi-Madina | 72,707 inhabitants |
Banankoro | 66,597 inhabitants |
Lola | 62,605 inhabitants |
Fria | 61,582 inhabitants |
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Administrative divisions
Regions | Population | Area |
---|---|---|
Boké | 1,083,147 inhabitants | 31,186 km² |
Conakry (Gouvernorat) | 1,660,973 inhabitants | 308 km² |
Faranah | 941,554 inhabitants | 35,581 km² |
Kankan | 1,972,537 inhabitants | 72,145 km² |
Kindia | 1,561,374 inhabitants | 28,873 km² |
Labé | 994,458 inhabitants | 22,869 km² |
Mamou | 731,188 inhabitants | 17,074 km² |
Nzérékoré | 1,578,030 inhabitants | 37,658 km² |