The Republic of Guinea

Republic of Guinea République de Guinée (French)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Travail, Justice, Solidarité" (French) "Work, Justice, Solidarity"
Anthem: Liberté  (French) Freedom
Location of  Guinea  (dark blue) – in Africa  (light blue & dark grey) – in the African Union  (light blue)
Capital and largest city	Conakry 9°31′N 13°42′W / 9.517°N 13.700°W / 9.517; -13.700
Official languages	French
Vernacular languages	Fula Mandinka Susu
Ethnic groups	45.0% Fula 25.0% Mandinka 13.0% Susu 5.0% Kissi 5.0% Kpelle 7.0% others
Demonym	Guinean
Government	Unitary presidential republic
• President	Alpha Condé
• Prime Minister	Mamady Youla
Legislature	National Assembly
Independence
• from France	2 October 1958
Area
• Total	245,836 km2 (94,918 sq mi) (77th)
• Water (%)	negligible
Population
• 2016 estimate	12,395,924 (81st)
• 2014 census	11,628,972
• Density	40.9/km2 (105.9/sq mi) (164th)
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$26.451 billion
• Per capita	$2,039
GDP (nominal)	2017 estimate
• Total	$9.183 billion
• Per capita	$707
Gini (1994)	70.3 very high
HDI (2015)	0.414 low · 183th
Currency	Guinean franc (GNF)
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+224
ISO 3166 code	GN
Internet TLD	.gn

Coordinates: 11°N 10°W / 11°N 10°W / 11; -10

– in Africa  (light blue & dark grey)
– in the African Union  (light blue)

Guinea (/ˈɡɪni/ ( listen)), officially the Republic of Guinea (French: République de Guinée), is a country on the western coast of Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea (French: Guinée française), the modern country is sometimes referred to as Guinea-Conakry in order to distinguish it from other countries with "Guinea" in the name and the eponymous region, such as Guinea-Bissau and Equatorial Guinea. Guinea has a population of 12.4 million and an area of 245,860 square kilometres (94,927 sq mi).