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Country (long form)	Republic of Guinea
Capital	Conakry
Total Area	94,925.92 sq mi 245,857.00 sq km (slightly smaller than Oregon)
Population	7,613,870 (July 2001 est.)
Estimated Population in 2050	18,110,574
Languages	French (official), each ethnic group has its own language
Literacy	35.9% total, 49.9% male, 21.9% female (1995 est.)
Religions	Muslim 85%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 7%
Life Expectancy	43.49 male, 48.42 female (2001 est.)
Government Type	republic
Currency	1 Guinean franc (FG) = 100 centimes
GDP (per capita)	$1,300 (2000 est..)
Industry	bauxite, gold, diamonds; alumina refining; light manufacturing and agricultural processing industries
Agriculture	rice, coffee, pineapples, palm kernels, cassava (tapioca), bananas, sweet potatoes; cattle, sheep, goats; timber
Arable Land	2%
Natural Resources	bauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium, hydropower, fish

Guinea, or People's Revolutionary Republic of Guinea, formerly French Guinea, a country on the western coast of Africa.

Guinea has been inhabited since ancient times, but little is known about the region's early history.