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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 2014 Ebola outbreak.

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Nzérékoré (N’ko: ߒߛߙߍߜߘߺߍ߬, Adlam: 𞤟𞤫𞤪𞤫𞤳𞤮𞤪𞤫; also spelled N'Zérékoré) is the second-largest city in Guinea by population after the capital, Conakry, and the largest city in the Guinée forestière region of southeastern Guinea. The city is the capital of Nzérékoré Prefecture. Nzérékoré is a commercial and economic center and lies approximately 354 mi (570 km) southeast of Conakry.

It was the center of an uprising against French rule in 1911 and is now known as a market town and for its silverworking. The population was 107,329 according to the 1996 census. Growing dramatically since the civil wars in neighboring Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Ivory Coast, the 2014 census population was 195,027. (Full article...)

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... that in 1961, the Soviet ambassador to Guinea Daniel Solod was accused of being involved in an anti-government plot, and was expelled from Guinea?

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... that the national women's day of Guinea-Bissau commemorates the death of Titina Silá, who was killed on this day during the nation's war of independence?
... that Salvador Ondo Nkumu read out the sentences of mercenaries involved in the 2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt?
... that mining entrepreneur and former model Tigui Camara is the first woman in Guinea to own a mining company, which she partially runs as a social enterprise?

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