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Guinea
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General Information
| Full name: | Republic of Guinea |
| Capital City: | Conakry |
| Population | 11.75 million (2013) |
| Area | 245,836 km² |
| Borders | Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal and Sierra Leone. |
| Coastline | 320 km |
| Language: | French (official), Fula, Susu |
| Currency: | Syli or Guinean Franc (GFr) |
| Country Code | +224 |
| Time Zone | UTC (GMT) |
| Newspaper: | La Nouvelle Tribune, La Lance, Le Populaire, La Nouvelle Tribune |
| Places to Visit: | Conakry, Fouta Djalon, Bossou, Cape Verga, Mt Nimba and much more. |
| Major Religion | Islam |
Trade Facts
In 2014, Guinea exported $3.07B and imported $3.44B, resulting in a negative trade balance of $369M. In 2014 the GDP of Guinea was $6.62B and its GDP per capita was $1.22k.
The top exports of Guinea are:
Gold ($972M), Crude Petroleum($841M), Aluminium Ore ($739M), Postage Stamps ($187M) and Coconuts, Brazil Nuts, and Cashews ($62.4M).
The top export destinations of Guinea are:
South Korea ($660M),India ($541M), Ghana ($424M), the United Arab Emirates ($389M) and Spain ($162M).
Its top imports are:
Refined Petroleum ($719M), Rice ($286M), Raw Sugar($103M), Packaged Medicaments ($81.8M) and Wheat Flours($73.9M).
The top import origins are:
The Netherlands ($699M), China ($670M), India ($271M), France ($171M) and Belgium-Luxembourg ($121M).
Educational Institutes
UNIVERSITE KOFI ANNAN DE GUINEE
Address: Universite Kofi Annan de Guinee, BP 1367, Conakry, Guinea
http://www.univ-kag.org/
Places to See!
Fouta Djallon
Grand Mosquée de Conakry