Guinea formerly known as French Guinea (French: Guinée française), is sometimes referred to as Guinea-Conakry in order to distinguish it from other parts of the wider region of the same name, such as Guinea-Bissau and Equatorial Guinea.It has a population of about 11.6 million and an area of 245,836 square kilometres.
| Summary statistics | |
|---|---|
| Region | Western Africa |
| Surface area (sq km) | 245836 |
| Population (est., 000) | 11628 |
| Pop. density (per sq km) | 40.9 |
| Capital city | Conakry |
| Capital city pop. (000) | 1667 |
| Currency | Guinean Franc (GNF) |
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