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Region: Africa

Capital: Conakry

Population: 13,419,912

Area Total: 245,860

Area Land: 245,860

Climate: Generally hot and humid with a monsoon-like rainy season and dry season with harmattan winds
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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Conakry 1,767,200 2020
Kindia 117,062 2020
Nzérékoré 132,728 2020

Other Key Data
Region: Africa
Population: 13,419,912
Area Total: 245,860km2
Area Land: 245,860km2
Coast Line: 320km
Capital: Conakry
Climate: Generally hot and humid with a monsoon-like rainy season and dry season with harmattan winds
Languages: French (Official)
indigenous languages
Currency: 1 Guinean franc=100 centimes
Holiday: Anniversary of the Second Republic is 3 April (1984), Independence Day is 2 October (1958)


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 76.00°F
July: °C / 76.50°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 84.9"


Boundaries
Mali 858 km
Sierra Leone 652 km
Cote d `Ivoire 610 km
Liberia 563 km
Guinea-Bissau 386 km
Senegal 330 km


Ethnic Divisions
Peuhl 40.00%
Malinke 30.00%
Soussou 20.00%
Smaller tribes 10.00%


Religions
Muslim 85.00%
Christian 8.00%
Indigenous beliefs 7.00%

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