Capital:
Conakry
Area:
245,857 sq km / 94,901 sq ml
Language:
French, and African languages
Currency:
Guinean Franc
Population:
9,030,220
Life expectancy:
44 (men), 45 (women)
Literacy rate:
35%
Religions:
Muslim 95%, Christian
Physical features:
Flat coastal plain rises to mountainous interior, sources of rivers Niger, Gambia and Senegal
Ethnic distribution:
24 ethnic groups including Malinke, Peul and Soussou
Exports:
Coffee, rice, palm kernels, alumina, bauxite, diamonds
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