Motto:  "Work, Justice, Solidarity"

Anthem :
"Freedom"

Capital
(and largest city)

Conakry
9°31′N, 13°42′W

Official languages

French

Demonym

Guinean

Government

Republic

President

Lansana Conté

Prime Minister

Ahmed Tidiane Souaré

Independence

from France

2 October 1958 

Area

Total

245,857 km² (78th)
94,926 sq mi 

Water (%)

negligible

Population

July 2005 estimate

10,211,437  (83rd)

1996 census

7,156,406 

Density

38/km² 
98/sq mi

GDP (PPP)

2005 estimate

Total

$18.879 billion (111th)

Per capita

$2,035 (142nd)

Gini (1994)

40.3 (medium) 

HDI (2007)

▲ 0.456 (low) (160th)

Currency

Guinean franc (GNF)

Time zone

GMT

Internet TLD

.gn

Calling code

+224