Guinea

Guide to GUINEA

GUINEA which official name is Republic of Guinea or Guinea, is a country from Africa located at the Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone. GUINEA with 3,399 km sq km, limits with: Cote d'Ivoire 610 km, Guinea-Bissau 386 km, Liberia 563 km, Mali 858 km, Senegal 330 km, Sierra Leone 652 km; and is divided in 33 prefectures and 1 special zone (zone special) . GUINEA's capital is Conakry which is the most populated city with about 1,871,185 inhabitants.

History of GUINEA

GUINEA's government is republic; a Republic with a Executive government type, with President Lansana Conté as head of state and Prime Minister Lansana Kouyaté as head of government.

Other symbols of GUINEA are Guinean motto " Travail, Justice, Solidarité (French, Work, Justice, Solidarity) Guinean anthem "Liberté (Freedom) Guinean flag.Guinean flag is composed by three equal vertical bands of red (hoist side), yellow, and green; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia .

GUINEA's history is quite long: Guinea has had only two presidents since gaining its independence from France in 1958. Lansana CONTE came to power in 1984 when the military seized the government after the death of the first president, Sekou TOURE. Guinea did not hold democratic elections until 1993 when Gen. CONTE (head of the military government) was elected president of the civilian government. He was reelected in 1998 and again in 2003. Guinea has maintained its internal stability despite spillover effects from conflict in Sierra Leone and Liberia. As those countries have rebuilt, Guinea's own vulnerability to political and economic crisis has increased. In 2006, declining economic conditions and popular dissatisfaction with corruption and bad governance prompted two massive strikes that sparked urban unrest in many Guinean cities.

GUINEAs geography

Guide to travel to GUINEA

If you are thinking on traveling to GUINEA, you will have to take in consideration some points like GUINEA's currency, GUINEA's weather, GUINEA's national holiday and GUINEA's transports.

The first thing you need to know for your travels abroad is country's currency. GUINEA`s currency is called franc ( 0

GUINEA's weather is characterized to be generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds. So be sure of choosing the proper date to travel to GUINEA.

You can also consider to visit GUINEA on it's national holiday to get in GUINEA's culture. If you do so, GUINEA's national holiday is called Independence Day, 2 October.

Also, if you like natural wonders, don't forget to visit the highest point of GUINEA: Mont Nimba 1,752 m. And try also to get to GUINEA's lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 mBut if you prefer the city, you must visit GUINEA's tallest structure: ( ).

Don't be afraid to take a flight to GUINEA, with more than 16 airports and 0 airlines, you will get to GUINEA without problems. Once there, you can choose the transport type that better fits your needs. GUINEA has about837 of railways, and also1,300 of roadways, so is a good place for a car trip.

Guinean Culture

GUINEA is known by Guineans as Republique de Guinee or Guinee in the shortened way. Guinean, about 9,947,814 people, are composed by different ethnics: Peuhl 40%, Malinke 30%, Soussou 20%, smaller ethnic groups 10%. And they also have different languages: French.

Another relevant point nowadays it's GUINEA's religion. Guineans are divided in Muslim 85%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 7%.

But if want to know more about GUINEA's culture, the best way is by reading the most famous Guinean novelists' books like Mariama Barry, also connected with Senegal, Tierno Monénembo or Koumanthio Zeinab Diallo (1956– ).

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