Guinea is formally named the Republic of Guinea, a coastal country in West Africa. Guinea borders the Atlantic Sea to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Cote d’Ivoire to the southeast, as well as Sierra Leone and Liberia to the south.

Formerly called French Guinea (French: Guinée française), the contemporary nation is in some cases referred to as Guinea-Conakry after its capital Conakry, to differentiate it from various other territories in the eponymous area such as Guinea-Bissau and also Equatorial Guinea. Guinea has a population of 12.4 million and a location of 245,857 square kilometres (94,926 sq mi).

Guinea accomplished independence from France in 1958. It has a long history of army coups d’état. In 2010, after years of authoritarian rule, Guinea held its first autonomous election. Although Guinea continued to hold multi-party elections, the nation remained to deal with ethnic problems, prevalent corruption, and misuses by army and also police.

Civil rights in Guinea continue to be a controversial issue. In 2011, the USA government declared that torment by security forces and misuse of women and also kids (including women genital mutilation) were continuous human rights issues. In 2021, an army intrigue overthrew head of state Alpha Condé as well as suspended the constitution.

Guinea is a primarily Islamic country, with Muslims standing for 85 per cent of the populace. Guinea’s individuals belong to twenty-four ethnic groups. The nation is split into 4 geographic regions: Maritime Guinea on the low-lying Atlantic shore, the Fouta Djallon or Middle Guinea highlands, the Upper Guinea savanna region in the northeast, and the Guinée forestière area of exotic woodlands.

French, the main language of Guinea, is the major language of interaction in schools, in government administration, and also the media, however more than twenty-four aboriginal languages are likewise spoken. The biggest are by far Susu, Pular, and Maninka, which control specifically in Maritime Guinea, Fouta Djallon, and Upper Guinea, while Guinée forestière is ethnolinguistically diverse.

Guinea’s economy is mainly depending on farming as well as mineral production. It is the globe’s second biggest producer of bauxite, and has rich down payments of rubies and also gold. The nation went to the core of the 2014 Ebola episode.