Country Overview
Largest Cities
|
City
|
Population
|
Estimated
|
Conakry
|
1,767,200
|
2020
|
Kindia
|
117,062
|
2020
|
Nzérékoré
|
132,728
|
2020
|
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%
|
CountryWire
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