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Guinea is named after the Guinea region which lies along the Gulf of Guinea.It stretches north through the forested tropical regions and ends at the Sahel.The English term Guinea comes directly from the Portuguese word Guiné which emerged in the mid-15th century to refer to the lands inhabited by the Guineus, a generic term for the black African peoples south of the Senegal River, in contrast ...
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Conakry (/ ˈ k ɒ n ə k r i /; French pronunciation:; Susu:...
- Mamady Doumbouya
Mamady Doumbouya (N'Ko: ߡߊ߬ߡߊߘߌ߫ ߘߎ߲ߓߎߦߊ߫, born 4 March...
- History of Guinea
History of Guinea. The modern state of Guinea did not come...
- Military of Guinea
Guinea's armed forces are divided into five branches – army,...
- Guinean
Population Guinea's total population, from 1961 to 2003....
- Guinea (Region)
Guinea (region) " Negroland and Guinea with the European...
- Guinea (Disambiguation)
Places West Africa Nations. Equatorial Guinea, a country in...
- Operation Green Sea
Operation Green Sea (Portuguese: Operação Mar Verde) was an...
- Eastern Maninkakan
Maninka (also known as Malinke), or more precisely Eastern...
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The Mandinka or Malinke are a West African ethnic group...
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Guinea, or the Republic of Guinea ( French: République de Guinée ), is an independent nation in Western Africa. Guinea borders 6 countries: Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Mali, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone. The national language is French. [4] [5] It is a member of the Economic Community of West African States. [6]
Guinea has a population of 14 million and an area of 245,857 square kilometres (94,926 sq mi). Formerly French Guinea, it achieved independence in 1958. Guinea has a history of military coups d'état. After decades of authoritarian rule, in 2010 it held its first democratic election.
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Location of Guinea. Guinea is a country on the coast of West Africa and is bordered by Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Mali, Ivory Coast, Liberia, and Sierra Leone . Guinea is divided into four geographic regions: Maritime Guinea (Lower Guinea) a coastal plain running north to south behind the coast; the pastoral Fouta Djallon highlands ( Middle Guinea ...
history of Guinea, a survey of the important events and people in the history of Guinea. Located on the Atlantic coast in western Africa, Guinea is rich with natural resources, and farming has been practiced there for some three millennia. Three of western Africa’s major rivers—the Gambia, the Niger, and the Sénégal —rise in Guinea.
