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{{Distinguish|French Guiana|Guinea-Bissau|Equatorial Guinea|New Guinea}}

| native_name            = {{native name|fr|République de Guinée}}<br>{{native name|fuf|𞤖𞤢𞤱𞤼𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫}}<!--<br>({{transl|fuf|hawtaandi Gine}})--><br>{{native name|emk|ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫ ߞߊ ߝߊߛߏߖߊߡߊߣߊ}}

| national_anthem        = {{native name|fr|[[Liberté (anthem)|Liberté]]}}<br />"Freedom"{{parabr}}{{center|[[File:National Anthem of Guinea by US Navy Band.ogg]]}}

| ethnic_groups_year    = 2018 est.<ref name="CIA Factbook1">{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/guinea/|title=The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency |publisher=Cia.gov |access-date=24 March 2025 }}</ref>

| religion              =  

| religion_ref          = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Guinea |date=2022-03-02 |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/guinea/#people-and-society |work=The World Factbook |publisher=Central Intelligence Agency |language=en |access-date=2022-03-05}}</ref>

| government_type        = Unitary [[presidential system|presidential republic]] under a [[military junta]]

| leader_title1          = [[List of presidents of Guinea|Interim President]] and [[National Committee of Reconciliation and Development|CNRD Chairman]]

| legislature            = [[National Council of the Transition]]<ref>[[National Assembly (Guinea)|National Assembly]] is currently suspended in the wake of the [[2021 Guinean coup d'état]].</ref>

| GDP_PPP                = {{increase}} $75.050 billion<ref>{{cite web |title=World Economic Outlook Database, April 2025 |url=https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/weo-database/2025/april |language=en}}</ref>

| GDP_PPP_per_capita    = {{increase}} $4,075<ref>{{cite web |title=World Economic Outlook Database, April 2025 |url=https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/weo-database/2025/april |language=en}}</ref>

| GDP_nominal            = {{increase }} $30.090 billion<ref>{{cite web |title=World Economic Outlook Database, April 2025 |url=https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/weo-database/2025/april |language=en}}</ref>

| GDP_nominal_per_capita = {{increase}} $1,670<ref>{{cite web |title=World Economic Outlook Database, April 2025 |url=https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/weo-database/2025/april |language=en}}</ref>

| religion_year          = 2014

'''Guinea''',{{efn|{{IPAc-en|audio=En-us-Guinea.ogg|ˈ|ɡ|ɪ|n|i}} {{respell|GHIN|ee}}, {{langx|fr|Guinée}}, {{langx|fuf|𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫|italic=no|Gine}}, {{langx|wo|Gine}}, {{langx|nqo|ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫}}, {{langx|bm|Gine}}}} officially the '''Republic of Guinea''',{{efn|{{langx|fr|République de Guinée}}}} is a coastal country in [[West Africa]]. It borders the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to the west, [[Guinea-Bissau]] to the northwest, [[Senegal]] to the north, [[Mali]] to the northeast, [[Côte d'Ivoire]] to the southeast, and [[Sierra Leone]] and [[Liberia]] to the south. It is sometimes referred to as '''Guinea-Conakry''', after its capital [[Conakry]], to distinguish it from other territories in the [[Guinea (region)|eponymous region]], such as [[Guinea-Bissau]] and [[Equatorial Guinea]].<ref name="uiowa1">{{cite web |url=http://www.uiowa.edu/~africart/toc/countries/Guinea-Conakry.html |title=Guinea-Conakry |access-date=11 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205044119/http://www.uiowa.edu/~africart/toc/countries/Guinea-Conakry.html |archive-date=5 February 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musicvideos.the-real-africa.com/guinea/ |title=Music Videos of Guinea Conakry |access-date=12 April 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070221053336/http://www.musicvideos.the-real-africa.com/guinea/ |archive-date=21 February 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://netministries.org/see/churches/ch00472 |title=The Anglican Diocese of Ghana |website=Netministries.org |access-date=23 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107033350/http://netministries.org/see/churches/ch00472 |archive-date=7 January 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=http://www.cfi.fr/partenaires_en.php3?id_rubrique=24&id_article=473 |title=CFI – Africa – Guinea Conakry |access-date=11 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511084226/http://www.cfi.fr/partenaires_en.php3?id_rubrique=24&id_article=473 |archive-date=11 May 2011 }}</ref> Guinea has a population of 14 million and an area of {{convert|245857|km2|sqmi|0}}.<ref name="guinea_stats">{{cite web|title=Nations Online: Guinea – Republic of Guinea – West Africa|url=http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/guinea.htm|publisher=Nations Online|access-date=25 August 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030503155420/http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/guinea.htm|archive-date=3 May 2003}}</ref>

Formerly [[French Guinea]], it achieved independence in 1958.<ref>[https://www.dw.com/en/west-africa-economic-bloc-suspends-guinea-after-military-coup/a-59127739 West Africa economic bloc suspends Guinea after military coup], [[Deutsche Welle]] (8 September 2021).</ref> Guinea has a history of military [[coup d'état|coups d'état]].<ref name=Bariyo>Nicholas Bariyo & Benoit Faucon, [https://www.wsj.com/articles/military-faction-stages-coup-in-mineral-rich-guinea-11630866469 Military Faction Stages Coup in Mineral-Rich Guinea], ''Wall Street Journal'' (5 September 2021).</ref><ref name=Larson>Krista Larson, [https://apnews.com/article/africa-elections-senegal-west-africa-term-limits-4c595d69cbfd95d173b7ef1a6da0d5f8 EXPLAINER: Why is history repeating itself in Guinea's coup?], Associated Press (7 September 2021).</ref><ref name=Paquett>Danielle Paquett, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2021/09/06/guinea-coup-explained/ Here's what we know about the unfolding coup in Guinea], ''Washington Post'' (6 September 2021).</ref> After decades of authoritarian rule, it held its first [[Democracy|democratic]] [[Elections in Guinea|election]] in 2010.<ref name=Paquett/><ref>Abdourahmane Diallo and Adam Nossiter, [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/08/world/africa/08guinea.html Guinea Votes in Its First Democratic Presidential Election], ''New York Times'' (7 November 2010).</ref><ref name=FH2010>[https://freedomhouse.org/country/guinea/freedom-world/2021 Guinea], ''Freedom in the World'', [[Freedom House]], 2021.</ref> As it continued to hold multi-party elections, the country still faces ethnic conflicts, corruption, and abuses by the military and police.<ref name=FH2010/><ref>Saliou Samb, [https://www.reuters.com/article/guinea-politics/guinea-president-conde-vows-to-tackle-corruption-during-third-term-idUSKBN28P27F Guinea President Conde vows to tackle corruption during third term], Reuters (15 December 2020).</ref> In 2011, the United States government claimed that torture by security forces and abuse of women and children (including [[female genital mutilation]]) were ongoing human rights issues.<ref name='State 2011'>{{cite web | url = https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/humanrightsreport/index.htm?dlid=186203 | title = Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2011: Guinea | access-date = 27 August 2012 | author = Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor | year = 2012 | publisher = [[United States Department of State]] | df = dmy-all | author-link = Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor }}</ref> In 2021, a [[2021 Guinean coup d'état|military faction overthrew president Alpha Condé]] and suspended the constitution.<ref name=Bariyo/><ref name=Larson/><ref name=Paquett/>

Muslims represent 90% of the population.<ref name="uiowa1"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.visualgeography.com/categories/guinea/religion.html |title=Religion in Guinea |publisher=Visual Geography |access-date=23 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130914140804/http://www.visualgeography.com/categories/guinea/religion.html |archive-date=14 September 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ecobank.com/countryinfo.aspx?cid=74049 |title=The Pan African Bank |publisher=Ecobank |access-date=23 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319131431/http://www.ecobank.com/countryinfo.aspx?cid=74049 |archive-date=19 March 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> The country is divided into four geographic regions: [[Maritime Guinea]] on the Atlantic coast, the [[Fouta Djallon]] or Middle Guinea highlands, the [[Upper Guinea]] savanna region in the northeast, and the [[Guinée forestière]] region of tropical forests. French, the official language of Guinea, is the language of communication in schools, government administration, and the media. More than 24 indigenous languages are spoken, and the largest are [[Susu language|Susu]], [[Pular language|Pular]], and [[Maninka language|Maninka]], which dominate respectively in Maritime Guinea, Fouta Djallon, and Upper Guinea, while Guinée forestière is ethnolinguistically diverse. Guinea's economy is mostly dependent on agriculture and mineral production.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.africa-import-export.gm/import-export/guinea-conakry.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101105124833/http://www.africa-import-export.gm/import-export/guinea-conakry.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 November 2010|title=Guinea Conakry: Major Imports, Exports, Industries & Business Opportunities in Guinea Conakry, Africa|access-date=15 October 2014}}</ref> It is the world's second-largest producer of [[bauxite]] and has deposits of diamonds and gold.<ref name="guineaconakrysupport.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.guineaconakrysupport.com/?lang=en|title=Guinea Conakry Support – Guinee Conakry Trade and Support. (GCTS)|access-date=15 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150105021335/http://www.guineaconakrysupport.com/?lang=en|archive-date=5 January 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> As of the most recent survey in 2018, 66.2% of the population is affected by [[Multidimensional Poverty Index|multidimensional poverty]], and an additional 16.4% are vulnerable to it.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Multidimensional Poverty Index 2023 Guinea |url=https://hdr.undp.org/sites/default/files/Country-Profiles/MPI/GIN.pdf |access-date=29 July 2024 |website=United Nations Development Programme Human Development Reports}}</ref>

Guinea is named after the [[Guinea (region)|Guinea region]] which lies along the [[Gulf of Guinea]]. It stretches north through the [[Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests|forested tropical regions]] and ends at the [[Sahel]]. The English term Guinea comes directly from the [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] word ''Guiné'' which emerged in the mid-15th century to refer to the lands inhabited by the ''[[Guineus]]'', a generic term for the African peoples south of the [[Senegal River]], in contrast to the "tawny" Zenaga Berbers above it, whom they called ''Azengues'' or [[Moors]].{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}

In 1978, the official name became the People's Revolutionary Republic of Guinea. In 1984, the country was renamed the Republic of Guinea after the death of the first president, Ahmed Sékou Touré.

</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/country_fact_sheets/cty_fs_GIN.html |title=UN Human Development Report 2009 |publisher=Hdrstats.undp.org |access-date=28 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413190650/http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/country_fact_sheets/cty_fs_GIN.html |archive-date=13 April 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Ross |first=Will |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7647962.stm |title=Africa {{pipe}} Guineans mark '50 years of poverty' |work=BBC News|date=2 October 2008 |access-date=28 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100610090758/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7647962.stm |archive-date=10 June 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>

What is now Guinea sat on the fringes of various West African empires. The earliest, the [[Ghana Empire]], grew on trade and ultimately fell after repeated incursions of the [[Almoravids]]. It was in this period that Islam first arrived in the region by way of North African traders. The [[Sosso Empire]] came and stayed from 12th to 13th centuries; later, the [[Mali Empire]] came when [[Sundiata Keita|Soundiata Kéïta]] defeated the Sosso ruler [[Soumaoro Kanté|Soumangourou Kanté]] at the [[Battle of Kirina]] in {{circa|1235}}. The Mali Empire was ruled by [[Mansa (title)|Mansa]] (Emperors), including [[Musa I of Mali|Kankou Moussa]], who made a [[hajj]] to Mecca in 1324. After his reign, the Mali Empire began to decline and was ultimately supplanted by its [[vassal]] states in the 15th century.

The [[Songhai Empire]] expanded its power in about 1460. It continued to prosper until a civil war, over succession, followed the death of [[Askia Daoud]] in 1582. The empire [[Moroccan invasion of the Songhai Empire|fell to invaders]] from [[Morocco]] in 1591, but the kingdom later split into smaller kingdoms. After the fall of some of the West African empires, various kingdoms existed in what is now Guinea. [[Fulani]] Muslims migrated to [[Futa Jallon]] in Central Guinea, and established an Islamic state from 1727 to 1896 with a written constitution and alternate rulers. The [[Wassoulou Empire|Wassoulou or Wassulu Empire]] (1878–1898) was led by [[Samori Ture|Samori Toure]] in the predominantly [[Mandinka people|Malinké]] area of what is now upper Guinea and southwestern [[Mali]] (Wassoulou). It moved to [[Ivory Coast]] before being conquered by the French.

European traders competed for the cape trade from the 17th century onward and made inroads earlier.<ref>"John Lovell". in ''The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558–1603'', ed. P.W. Hasler, 1981. [http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/lovell-john History of Parliament Online website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704143316/http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/lovell-john |date=4 July 2023 }} Retrieved 25 September 2021.</ref><ref>"America and West Indies: October 1653." ''Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies'': Volume 1, 1574–1660. Ed. W Noel Sainsbury. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1860. 409–410. [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/colonial/america-west-indies/vol1/pp409-410 British History Online website] Retrieved 25 September 2021.</ref> Guinea's colonial period began with French military penetration into the area, and its establishment as a colony on 17 December 1891.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Guinea - Guinea - French Colony |url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/africa/gn-history-2.htm |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=www.globalsecurity.org}}</ref> As a result of various troubles, France occupied Timbo, the capital of Fouta, in 1896, and a definitive treaty was signed in 1897. The defeat of the armies of [[Samori Touré]], Mansa (or Emperor) of the [[Ouassoulou]] state and leader of Malinké descent, in 1898 gave France control of what today is Guinea and adjacent areas. The boundaries of the South Rivers were fixed in 1899.<ref name=":2" />

The French later withdrew, and on 2 October 1958, Guinea proclaimed itself a sovereign and independent republic, with Sékou Touré as president. Later, [[Opération Persil]] was planned by [[Jacques Foccart]]; they planned to create large quantities of forged [[Guinean franc]]s to [[Hyperinflation|hyperinflate]] Guinea's economy and to arm Touré's opposition figures.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Gladstein |first1=Alex |last2=Keita |first2=Mohamed |date=2024-10-16 |title=Macron Isn't So Post-Colonial After All |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/08/03/macron-france-cfa-franc-eco-west-central-africa-colonialism-monetary-policy-bitcoin/ |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Foreign Policy |language=en-US}}</ref> However, the operation was leaked, and soon, the Guinean was issuing a number of official complaints.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Le Gatt |first=Louise |date=2018-12-20 |title=La déstabilisation en Afrique : opérations secrètes pour la préservation du "pré carré" africain francophone |trans-title=Destabilization in Africa: Secret Operations for the Preservation of the French-speaking African "Private Preserve" |url=https://www.isd.sorbonneonu.fr/blog/la-destabilisation-en-afrique-operations-secretes/ |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Le blog d'ISD |language=fr-FR}}</ref>

Conté denounced the previous regime's record on human rights, releasing 250 political prisoners and encouraging approximately 200 thousand more to return from exile. He made explicit the turn away from socialism. In 1992, Conté announced a return to civilian rule, with a presidential poll in 1993, followed by elections to parliament in 1995 (in which his party—the [[Unity and Progress Party|Party of Unity and Progress]]—won 71 of 114 seats). In September 2001, the opposition leader [[Alpha Condé]] was imprisoned for endangering state security and pardoned 8 months later. Subsequently, he spent time in exile in France.

In 2001, Conté organized and won a referendum to lengthen the presidential term, and in 2003, began his third term after elections were boycotted by the opposition. In January 2005, Conté survived a suspected assassination attempt while making a public appearance in Conakry. His opponents claimed that he was a "tired dictator",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guinea-forum.org/Analyses/index.asp?ana=28&Lang=A |title=Welcome Guinea Forum: Cornered, General Lansana Conte can only hope |access-date=23 July 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070616165043/http://www.guinea-forum.org/Analyses/index.asp?ana=28&Lang=A |archive-date=16 June 2007 }}</ref> whose departure was inevitable, whereas his supporters believed that he was winning a battle with dissidents. According to ''[[Foreign Policy]]'', Guinea was in danger of becoming a [[failed state]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4350 | title=Failed States list 2008 | publisher=Fund for Peace | access-date=27 June 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080626091027/http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4350 | archive-date=26 June 2008 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all }}</ref>

}}</ref> Vice-president (and defense minister) [[Sékouba Konaté]] flew from [[Lebanon]] to run the country.<ref>[http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-12/16/content_12658142.htm Guinea's presidential guard explains assassination motive] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130910102918/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-12/16/content_12658142.htm |date=10 September 2013 }}. [[Xinhua News Agency]]. 16 December 2009.</ref> After meeting in [[Ouagadougou]] on 13 and 14 January 2010, Camara, Konaté and [[Blaise Compaoré]], President of [[Burkina Faso]], produced a formal statement of 12 principles promising a return of Guinea to civilian rule within six months.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Signature, à Ouagadougou, d'un accord de sortie de crise. (French)|date=17 January 2010|work=Le Monde}}</ref> The presidential election of 27 June<ref>[http://www.afrol.com/articles/35415 afrol News – Election date for Guinea proposed] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729195210/http://afrol.com/articles/35415 |date=29 July 2014 }}. Afrol.com. Retrieved 28 June 2011.</ref><ref name="transitional">[http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2010-01/16/content_12820272.htm Guinea to hold presidential elections in six months _English_Xinhua] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130910075348/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2010-01/16/content_12820272.htm |date=10 September 2013 }}. News.xinhuanet.com (16 January 2010). Retrieved 28 June 2011.</ref> brought allegations of fraud, and a second election was held on 7 November.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-10920366 |work=BBC News| title=Guinea sets date for presidential run-off vote | date=9 August 2010 | access-date=21 July 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127043659/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-10920366 | archive-date=27 November 2018 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all }}</ref> Voter turnout was "high", and the elections went "relatively smoothly".<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11705147 "Guinea sees big turnout in presidential run-off poll", BBC (7 November 2010)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031162511/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11705147 |date=31 October 2018 }}. BBC.co.uk (7 November 2010). Retrieved 28 June 2011.</ref> [[Alpha Condé]], leader of the opposition party [[Rally of the Guinean People]] (RGP), won the election, promising to reform the security sector and review mining contracts.<ref>[http://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/conde-declared-victorious-in-guinea-1.831341 Conde declared victorious in Guinea – Africa | IOL News] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140919135917/http://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/conde-declared-victorious-in-guinea-1.831341 |date=19 September 2014 }}. IOL.co.za (16 November 2010). Retrieved 28 June 2011.</ref>

In February 2013, [[2013 Guinea clashes|political violence erupted]] after street protests over the transparency of the upcoming [[2013 Guinean parliamentary election|May elections]]. The protests were fueled by the opposition coalition's decision to step down from the elections in protest of the lack of transparency in the preparations for elections.<ref name="Rone">{{cite news| title=Guinea opposition pulls out of legislative elections process| work=Reuters| url=https://www.reuters.com/article/guinea-elections-opposition-idUSL6N0BO39F20130224| date=24 February 2013| access-date=1 July 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123142620/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/24/guinea-elections-opposition-idUSL6N0BO39F20130224| archive-date=23 November 2015| url-status=live| df=dmy-all}}</ref> Nine people were killed during the protests, and around 220 were injured. Some deaths and injuries were caused by security forces using live ammunition on protesters.<ref name="Reuters">{{cite news| title= Security forces break up Guinea opposition funeral march| work= Reuters| url= http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-guinea-clashes-idUKBRE92714Z20130308| date= 8 March 2013| access-date= 19 March 2013| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130424162533/http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/03/08/uk-guinea-clashes-idUKBRE92714Z20130308| archive-date= 24 April 2013| url-status= dead| df= dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="Rtwo">{{cite news| title=Two more killed in Guinea as protests spread| author=Daniel Flynn| work=Reuters| url=https://www.reuters.com/article/guinea-clashes-idUSL6N0BXK3S20130305| date=5 March 2013| access-date=1 July 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123183111/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/05/guinea-clashes-idUSL6N0BXK3S20130305| archive-date=23 November 2015| url-status=live| df=dmy-all}}</ref> The violence led to ethnic clashes between the [[Malinke]] and [[Fula people|Fula]], who supported and opposed President Condé, respectively.<ref>{{cite web| title=Ethnic Clashes Erupt in Guinea Capital| agency=Reuters| publisher=Voice of America| url=https://www.voanews.com/a/ethnic-clashes-erupt-in-guinea-capital-reuters/1613697.html| date=1 March 2013| access-date=19 March 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231000521/http://www.voanews.com/content/ethnic-clashes-erupt-in-guinea-capital-reuters/1613697.html| archive-date=31 December 2013| url-status=live| df=dmy-all}}</ref> On 26 March 2013, the opposition party backed out of negotiations with the government over the election, saying that the government had not respected them, and had broken all agreements.<ref>{{cite news| title=Guinea election talks fail, opposition threatens protests| author=Bate Felix| work=Reuters| url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-guinea-election-idUSBRE92P11320130326| date=26 March 2013| access-date=1 July 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924180316/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/26/us-guinea-election-idUSBRE92P11320130326| archive-date=24 September 2015| url-status=live| df=dmy-all}}</ref>[[File:Acte2 FNDC.jpg|thumb|upright=1.15|The [[2019–2020 Guinean protests]] against the rule of [[Alpha Condé]]]]

On 25 March 2014, the [[World Health Organization]] stated that [[Ministry of Health (Guinea)|Guinea's Ministry of Health]] had reported [[Ebola virus epidemic in Guinea|an outbreak]] of [[Ebola virus disease]] in Guinea. This initial outbreak had 86 cases, including 59 deaths. By 28 May, there were 281 cases, with 186 deaths.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/outbreaks/guinea/recent_updates.html |title=Previous Updates: 2014 West Africa Outbreak |publisher=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |access-date=23 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924145152/http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/outbreaks/guinea/recent_updates.html |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> It is believed that the first case was Emile Ouamouno, a two-year-old boy in the village of [[Meliandou]]. He fell ill on 2 December 2013 and died on 6 December.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2014/10/28/health/ebola-patient-zero/index.html|title=Ebola: Patient zero was a toddler in Guinea – CNN|date=28 October 2014|publisher=CNN|access-date=23 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007030130/http://edition.cnn.com/2014/10/28/health/ebola-patient-zero/index.html|archive-date=7 October 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> On 18 September 2014, eight members of an Ebola education health care team [[Womey Massacre|were murdered]] by villagers in the town of [[Womey]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/arrests-made-in-killings-of-guinea-ebola-education-team-1411144837|title=Arrests Made in Killings of Guinea Ebola Education Team|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=19 September 2014|access-date=23 November 2015}}{{Dead link|date=January 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> As of 1 November 2015, there had been 3,810 cases and 2,536 deaths in Guinea.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://apps.who.int/ebola/current-situation/ebola-situation-report-4-november-2015| title=Ebola Situation Report – 4 November 2015| publisher=World Health Organization| access-date=23 November 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151201230645/http://apps.who.int/ebola/current-situation/ebola-situation-report-4-november-2015| archive-date=1 December 2015| url-status=dead| df=dmy-all}}</ref>

On 5 September 2021, after hours of gunfire near the presidential palace, Lieutenant Colonel [[Mamady Doumbouya]] seized control of state television and declared that President [[Alpha Condé|Alpha Conde]]'s government had been dissolved and the nation's borders closed.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-05|title=Army colonel on Guinean TV says govt dissolved, borders shut|url=https://apnews.com/article/africa-guinea-army-government-dissolved-214f607402a533c581bbd7ef91d5bb0f|access-date=2021-09-05|website=AP NEWS|language=en}}</ref> By the evening, the putschists had declared control of all of Conakry and the country's armed forces. According to ''Guinée Matin'', by 6 September, the military fully controlled the state administration and started to replace the civil administration with its military counterpart.<ref>{{Cite web|last=ICI.Radio-Canada.ca|first=Zone International-|title=Coup d'État en Guinée, le président Alpha Condé capturé par les putschistes|url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1821827/guinee-afrique-pustsh-coup-armee|access-date=2021-09-07|website=Radio-Canada.ca|date=5 September 2021 |language=fr-ca}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Guineematin|date=2021-09-06|title=Changement de pouvoir en Guinée : Lamine Keïta remplace Mohamed Gharé au gouvernorat de N'Zérékoré|url=https://guineematin.com/changement-de-pouvoir-en-guinee-lamine-keita-remplace-mohamed-ghare-au-gouvernorat-de-nzerekore/|access-date=2021-09-07|website=Guinée Matin – Les Nouvelles de la Guinée profonde|language=fr-FR}}</ref> The [[United Nations]], [[European Union]], [[African Union]], [[ECOWAS]] (which suspended Guinea's membership), and [[Organisation internationale de la Francophonie|La Francophonie]] denounced the coup, and called for President Condé's unconditional release. Similar responses came from some neighboring and Western countries (including the [[United States]]),<ref name="leaders_due_in_guinea_2021_09_09_reuters">[https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/west-african-leaders-due-guinea-post-coup-calm-pervades-conakry-2021-09-09/ "West African leaders due in Guinea as post-coup calm pervades Conakry,"] 9 September 2021, [[Reuters News Service]], retrieved 9 September 2021</ref><ref name="leaders_suspend_guinea_2021_09_08_bbc">[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-58487925 "West African leaders suspend Guinea from Ecowas following coup,"] 9 September 2021, [[BBC News]], retrieved 9 September 2021</ref><ref name="china_is_ok_2021_09_foreign_policy">[https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/09/08/china-guinea-interference-relations-alpha-conde-xi-jinping/ "China Is OK With Interfering in Guinea's Internal Affairs,"], 8 September 2021, ''[[Foreign Policy]]'' retrieved 9 September 2021</ref> and from [[China]] (which relies on Guinea for half of its aluminum ore, facilitated by its connections to President Condé).<ref name="china_is_ok_2021_09_foreign_policy" /> Despite these, on 1 October 2021, Mamady Doumbouya was sworn in as interim president.<ref>{{cite news |title=Guinea coup leader sworn in as interim president |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/1/guinea-coup-mamady-doumbouya-interim |work=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref>

Doumbouya, initially set 31 December 2024 as the deadline to launch a democratic transition. But he missed the deadline, leading to protests and criticism from activists and the opposition. Under pressure, he promised in his New Year’s message that a decree for the constitutional referendum would be signed. Authorities have further added that all elections would be held in 2025, without committing to a particular date.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2021-10-01 |title=Guinée : Mamadi Doumbouya devient officiellement chef de l'État |url=https://www.jeuneafrique.com/1243651/politique/guinee-mamadi-doumbouya-devient-officiellement-chef-de-letat/ |access-date=2021-10-01 |website=Jeune Afrique |language=fr}}</ref> A [[2025 Guinean constitutional referendum|constitutional referendum]] is scheduled to be held on 21 September 2025,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-02 |title=Guinea sets a date in September for a key referendum that would launch a return to democracy |url=https://apnews.com/article/guinea-referendum-constitution-democracy-9e3a365dbc724cd006774c9f5a015fc4 |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> which would establish a new constitution replacing the one approved in [[2020 Guinean constitutional referendum|2020]] and mark the first step towards civilian rule.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |date=2025-04-02 |title=Guinea's junta sets September vote on new constitution after missed deadline |url=https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20250402-guinea-junta-sets-september-vote-on-new-constitution-after-missed-deadline |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=RFI |language=en}}</ref>

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{{Main|Wildlife of Guinea|Wildlife of Guinea=}}

[[File:Parc national Badiar.jpg|upright=1.15|thumb|[[Badiar National Park]]]]

The southern part of Guinea lies within the [[Guinean Forests of West Africa]] [[Biodiversity hotspot]], while the north-east is characterized by dry savanna woodlands. Declining populations of some animals are restricted to uninhabited distant parts of parks and reserves.

* Amphibians : ''[[Hemisus guineensis]]'', ''[[Phrynobatrachus guineensis]]''

* Reptiles : ''[[Acanthodactylus]] guineensis'', ''[[Mochlus]] guineensis''

* Insects : ''[[Zorotypus]] guineensis'', ''[[Euchromia guineensis]]''

Guinea is a republic. The president is directly elected by the people and is the [[head of state]] and the [[head of government]]. The unicameral National Assembly is the [[legislative body]] of the country, and its members are directly elected by the people. The judicial branch is headed by the {{ill|Supreme Court of Guinea|fr|Cour suprême (Guinée)}}, the highest and final court of appeal in the country.<ref name="reuters.com">{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-guinea-election-idUSBRE9AF0AP20131116|title=Guinea's Supreme Court rejects election challenges|work=Reuters|date=16 November 2013|access-date=23 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924190855/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/16/us-guinea-election-idUSBRE9AF0AP20131116|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=live|last1=Samb|first1=Saliou}}</ref> Since the [[2021 Guinean coup d'état|2021 coup d'état]], the National Assembly and Supreme Court have been suspended, as well as elections to choose the president. Since the coup, the country has been led by special forces commander [[Mamady Doumbouya]].

The [[National Assembly of Guinea]], the country's legislative body, did not meet from 2008 to 2013, when it was dissolved after the military coup in December. [[Guinean legislative election, 2013|Elections]] have been postponed multiple times since 2007. In April 2012, President Condé postponed the elections indefinitely, citing the need to ensure that they were "transparent and democratic".<ref name="RNW Africa Desk">{{cite web|title=Guinea president postpones parliamentary elections indefinitely|url=http://www.rnw.nl/africa/article/guinea-president-postpones-parliamentary-elections-indefinitely|publisher=Radio Netherlands Worldwide|access-date=22 August 2012|author=RNW Africa Desk|date=28 April 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430121146/http://www.rnw.nl/africa/article/guinea-president-postpones-parliamentary-elections-indefinitely|archive-date=30 April 2012}}</ref> The [[Guinean legislative election, 2013|2013 Guinean legislative election]] was held on 24 September.<ref>{{cite news|title=Guinea election body sets legislative polls for September 24|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-guinea-election-idUSBRE9681C720130709|access-date=7 August 2013|work=Reuters|date=9 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130710140423/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/09/us-guinea-election-idUSBRE9681C720130709|archive-date=10 July 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> President [[Alpha Condé]]'s party, the [[Rally of the Guinean People]] (RPG), won a [[Plurality (voting)|plurality]] of seats in the [[National Assembly of Guinea]], with 53 out of 114 seats.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-11-16 |title=Guinea's Supreme Court upholds election result |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-24966937 |access-date=2024-10-11 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> [[Cellou Dalein Diallo]]'s UFDG party won 37 seats, and opposition leaders denounced the official results as fraudulent.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2011-05-18 |title=Guinea profile - Leaders |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13442053 |access-date=2024-10-11 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>

The [[president of Guinea]], before the constitution was suspended, was elected by popular vote for a 5-year term; the winning candidate must receive a majority of the votes cast to be elected president. The president governs Guinea, assisted by a [[Cabinet of Guinea|cabinet]] of 25 civilian [[Minister (government)|ministers]], appointed by him. The government administers the country through 8 regions, 33 [[prefecture]]s, over 100 [[subprefecture]]s, and districts (known as [[commune (subnational entity)|commune]]s in Conakry and other cities and villages, or ''quartiers'' in the interior). District-level leaders are elected; the president appoints officials to all other levels of the centralized administration. Former President [[Alpha Condé]] derived support from Guinea's second-largest ethnic group, the [[Malinke]].<ref name="Guinea 2013">{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-guinea-violence-idUSBRE96G00820130717|title="Guinea's Conde appeals for calm after 11 killed in ethnic clashes", Reuters, 16 July 2013.|work=Reuters|date=17 July 2013|access-date=15 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006190639/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/17/us-guinea-violence-idUSBRE96G00820130717|archive-date=6 October 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Guinea's opposition was backed by the [[Fula people|Fula]] ethnic group,<ref name="Fula">In {{langx|fr|link=no|Peul}}. In {{langx|ff|Fulɓe}}.</ref> who account for around 33.4% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/guinea/#people-and-society|title=Guinea|date=23 September 2021}}</ref>

According to a February 2009 [[U.S. Department of State]] statement, Guinea's foreign relations, including those with its West African neighbours, had improved steadily since 1985.<ref>[https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2824.htm Background Note: Guinea], US Department of State, February 2009</ref> The Department's October 2018 statement indicated that although "the U.S. condemned" Guinea's "2008 military coup d'etat," the U.S. had "close relations" with Guinea before the coup, and after "Guinea's presidential elections in 2010, the United States re-established strong diplomatic relations with the government." The statement indicated support for the "legislative elections in 2013 and a second presidential election in 2015" as signs of "democratic reform."<ref name="us_relations_2018_10_30_state_gov">[https://www.state.gov/u-s-relations-with-guinea/ "U.S. Relations With Guinea,"] 30 October 2018, [[United States Department of State]], retrieved 6 September 2021</ref>

{{Main|Economy of Guinea}}As of the most recent survey in 2018, 66.2% of the population is affected by [[Multidimensional Poverty Index|multidimensional poverty]] and an additional 16.4% vulnerable to it.<ref name=":12" />[[File:Fisher women on River Niger in Guinea, Africa.jpg|thumb|upright=1.15|Malinke fisher women on the Niger River, [[Niandankoro]], [[Kankan Region]], in eastern Guinea]]

Guinea has 25% or more of the world's known [[bauxite]] reserves. It has diamonds, gold, and other metals. The gold production of Guinea in 2015 is 17 metric tonnes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our world in data- Gold production |url=https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/gold-production?tab=table}}</ref> Bauxite and [[Aluminium oxide|alumina]] are the most major exports.

Joint venture [[bauxite mining]] and alumina operations in north-west Guinea historically provide about 80% of Guinea's [[Foreign exchange reserves]]. Bauxite is refined into [[alumina]], which is later [[smelting|smelted]] into aluminium. The ''[[Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée]]'' (CBG) exports about 14 million tonnes of high-grade bauxite annually. CBG is a joint venture, 49% owned by the Guinean government and 51% by an international consortium known as [[Halco Mining]], itself a joint venture controlled by aluminium producer [[Alcoa]], global miner [[Rio Tinto (corporation)|Rio Tinto]] and Dadco Investments.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://af.reuters.com/article/metalsNews/idAFL5N0YK4R020150529|title=Guinea bauxite miner CBG plans $1 bln expansion to meet demand|work=[[Reuters]]|access-date=23 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010190042/https://af.reuters.com/article/metalsNews/idAFL5N0YK4R020150529|archive-date=10 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> CBG has exclusive rights to bauxite reserves and resources in north-western Guinea, through 2038.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dadcoalumina.com/about/history.aspx |title=Dadco Alumina & Chemicals |access-date=31 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718025131/http://www.dadcoalumina.com/about/history.aspx |archive-date=18 July 2012 }}</ref> In 2008, protesters upset about poor electrical services blocked the tracks CBG uses. Guinea includes a proviso in its agreements with international oil companies, requiring its partners to generate power for nearby communities.<ref>

The ''Compagnie des Bauxites de Kindia'' (CBK), a joint venture between the government of Guinea and [[United Company RUSAL|RUSAL]], produces some 2.5&nbsp;million [[tonne]]s annually, nearly all of which is exported to Russia and Eastern Europe. [[Dian Dian]], a Guinean/[[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] joint bauxite venture, has a projected production rate of {{convert|1000000|t|ST LT|0|abbr=on|lk=on}} per year, and is not expected to begin operation for several years. The ''[[Alumina Company of Guinea|Alumina Compagnie de Guinée]]'' (ACG) which took over the former Friguia Consortium produced about 2.4&nbsp;million tonnes in 2004, as raw material for its alumina refinery. The refinery exports about 750,000 tonnes of alumina. Both Global Alumina and Alcoa-Alcan have signed conventions with the government of Guinea to build large alumina refineries, with a combined capacity of about 4 million tonnes per year.

In 2006, Guinea signed a [[production sharing agreement]] with Hyperdynamics Corporation of [[Houston]] to explore an offshore tract, and was then in partnership with [[Dana Petroleum]] PLC ([[Aberdeen]], United Kingdom). The initial well, the Sabu-1, was scheduled to begin drilling in October 2011, at a site in approximately 700&nbsp;metres of water. The Sabu-1 targeted a 4-way [[anticline]] prospect with [[upper Cretaceous]] sands, and was anticipated to be drilled to a total depth of 3,600&nbsp;meters.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://investors.hyperdynamics.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=600343 |title=Hyperdynamics Corporation – Jasper Explorer Drill Ship En Route to Hyperdynamics' First Exploration Drilling Site Offshore Guinea |website=Investors.hyperdynamics.com |access-date=23 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110914023859/http://investors.hyperdynamics.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=600343 |archive-date=14 September 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Built between 1904 and 1910, a railway once linked Conakry to [[Kankan]] via [[Kouroussa]] ceased operating in 1995<ref>{{Cite news

}}</ref> and had been dismantled altogether by 2007 with rails mostly stolen or sold for scrap. Plans had at one time been mooted for the passenger line to be rehabilitated as part of an iron-ore development master plan and while the start of work was announced in 2010, corruption charges led the whole master plan to be paused and the line was rebuilt as a 105&nbsp;km mineral railway, paralleling the older route as far as the mines of [[Kalia, Faranah|Kalia]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.planete-tp.com/IMG/pdf/cdf_ao-ae_vnrweb_cle13f153.pdf| title = Georges Pilot's history of railways in West Africa (in French)| access-date = 2 January 2021| archive-date = 27 July 2021| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210727060957/http://www.planete-tp.com/IMG/pdf/cdf_ao-ae_vnrweb_cle13f153.pdf| url-status = dead}}</ref> There is a state run mineral railway linking the bauxite mines of [[Sangarédi]] to the port of [[Kamsar]] (137&nbsp;km) and a 1960s narrow-gauge line operated by Russian aluminium producer [[RusAl]] to the mines at [[Fria]] (143&nbsp;km).

As part of the plans to restart iron ore mining at [[Simandou]] blocks 1 and 2, the new development consortium pledged in 2019 to fund the construction of a new heavy-duty [[standard gauge]] railway to [[Matakong]] on the Atlantic coast where they would invest some US$20&nbsp;billion in developing a deepwater port.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.africa-confidential.com/article-preview/id/12816/Iron_back_on_track| title = Africa Confidential December 2019}}</ref> The 650&nbsp;km route is longer than an alternative heading south to the port of [[Buchanan, Liberia]], which was considered as an alternative in an October 2019 feasibility study.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/trending/LjaSYcEdRjnMwG4RserstA2| title = SP Global report, November 2019}}</ref>

In 2021, the population of Guinea was estimated to be {{#expr:{{replace|{{UN_Population|Guinea}}|,||}}/1e6 round 1}}&nbsp;million. [[Conakry]], the capital and most populous city, is a hub of economy, commerce, education, and culture. In 2014, the [[total fertility rate]] (TFR) of Guinea was estimated at 4.93 children born per woman.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2127rank.html|title=The World Factbook|access-date=15 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091028133713/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2127rank.html|archive-date=28 October 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The population of Guinea comprises about 24 ethnic groups. The [[Mandinka people|Mandinka]], also known as Mandingo or Malinké, comprise 29.4%<ref name="cia.gov">{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/guinea/ |title=The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency |publisher=Cia.gov |access-date=12 April 2018 }}</ref> of the population and are mostly found in eastern Guinea, concentrated around the [[Kankan Prefecture|Kankan]] and [[Kissidougou Prefecture|Kissidougou]] prefectures.<ref name=guinea_stats/> The [[Fula people|Fulas or Fulani]]<ref name="Fula" /> comprise 33.4%<ref name="cia.gov"/> of the population and are mostly found in the [[Futa Djallon]] region. The [[Soussou]], comprising 21.2% of the population, are predominantly in western areas around the capital [[Conakry]], [[Forécariah]], and [[Kindia]]. Smaller ethnic groups make up the remaining 16%<ref name="cia.gov"/> of the population, including [[Kpelle people|Kpelle]], [[Kissi people|Kissi]], [[Zialo]], Toma and others.<ref name=guinea_stats/> In 2017, approximately 10,000 non-Africans lived in Guinea, predominantly Lebanese, French, and other Europeans.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2824.htm |title=US State Dept 2017 report |website=State.gov |date=22 November 2016 |access-date=23 July 2017 }}</ref>

Many [[Languages of Guinea|languages are spoken in Guinea]]. The official language is [[French language|French]]. [[Pular language|Pular]] was the native language of 33.9% of the population in 2018, followed by [[Mandinka language|Mandingo]] with 29.4%. The third most spoken native language is the [[Susu language|Susu]], spoken by 21.2% of the population in 2018 as their first language. The remainder of the population has other native languages, including [[Kissi language|Kissi]] and [[Kpelle language|Kpelle]].<ref name="CIA Factbook1" />

|title=Guinea religious groups in 2020<ref name="thearda.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thearda.com/world-religion/national-profiles?u=101c|title=National Profiles &#124; World Religion|website=thearda.com}}</ref>

In 2023, the [[Association of Religion Data Archives]] (ARDA) reported that the population was 86.8% [[Islam|Muslim]], 3.52% [[Christianity|Christian]] and 9.42% [[animism|animist]].<ref name="thearda.com"/>  In the past Muslims and Christians have incorporated indigenous African beliefs into their outlook.<ref name="state.gov">[https://2009-2017.state.gov/documents/organization/208368.pdf "Guinea 2012 International Religious Freedom Report"], US State Department, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor.</ref>

The majority of Guinean Muslims are adherent to [[Sunni Islam]], of the [[Maliki]] school of jurisprudence, influenced by [[Sufism]].<ref>{{Cite journal |jstor = 3818383|title = A Sufi Interpretation of 'Le Regard du Roi'|journal = Research in African Literatures|volume = 14|issue = 2|pages = 135–164|last1 = Harrow|first1 = Kenneth|year = 1983}}</ref> Christian groups include [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholics]], [[Anglicanism|Anglicans]], [[Baptists]], [[Seventh-day Adventist Church|Seventh-day Adventists]], and [[Evangelicalism|Evangelical]] groups. [[Jehovah's Witnesses]] are active in the country and recognized by the Government. There is a [[Baháʼí Faith]] community. There are numbers of [[Hinduism|Hindus]], [[Buddhism|Buddhists]], and traditional Chinese religious groups among the [[expatriate]] community.<ref>[https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-report-on-international-religious-freedom/guinea/ US State Dept 2022 report] ''This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the [[public domain]].''</ref>

In 2014, an outbreak of the [[Ebola virus epidemic in Guinea|Ebola virus occurred in Guinea]], first started in a village called Meliandou.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 September 2015 |title=Ground zero in Guinea: the Ebola outbreak smoulders – undetected – for more than 3 months |url=https://www.who.int/news/item/04-09-2015-ground-zero-in-guinea-the-ebola-outbreak-smoulders-undetected-for-more-than-3-months |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=World Health Organization |language=en}}</ref> In response, the health ministry banned [[Bushmeat|the sale and consumption of bats]], thought to be carriers of the disease. The virus eventually spread from rural areas to Conakry,<ref>{{cite news | date= 28 March 2014 | title= Ebola: Guinea outbreak reaches capital Conakry | url= https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-26774343 | publisher= BBC | access-date= 30 March 2014 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140330024741/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-26774343 | archive-date= 30 March 2014 | url-status= live | df= dmy-all }}</ref> and by June 2014, had spread to Sierra Leone and Liberia. In August 2014, Guinea closed its borders to Sierra Leone and Liberia, as more new cases of the disease were being reported in those countries than in Guinea.

"Unsafe burials" is a source of the transmission of the disease. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the inability to engage with local communities hindered the ability of health workers to trace the origins and strains of the virus.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://apps.who.int/ebola/current-situation/ebola-situation-report-4-march-2015|title= Ebola Situation Report – 4 March 2015 {{!}} Ebola|website= apps.who.int|access-date= 14 February 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170301084553/http://apps.who.int/ebola/current-situation/ebola-situation-report-4-march-2015|archive-date= 1 March 2017|url-status= dead}}</ref> While WHO terminated the [[Public health emergency of international concern|Public Health Emergency of International Concern]] (PHEIC) on 29 March 2016,<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2016/end-of-ebola-pheic/en/|title= Ebola is no longer a public health emergency|website= World Health Organization|access-date= 14 February 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160331231040/http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2016/end-of-ebola-pheic/en/|archive-date= 31 March 2016|url-status= live}}</ref> the Ebola Situation Report released on 30 March confirmed 5 more cases in the preceding 2 weeks, with viral sequencing relating 1 of the cases to the November 2014 outbreak.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://apps.who.int/ebola/current-situation/ebola-situation-report-30-march-2016|title= Ebola Situation Report – 30 March 2016 {{!}} Ebola|website= apps.who.int|access-date= 14 February 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160613210509/http://apps.who.int/ebola/current-situation/ebola-situation-report-30-march-2016|archive-date= 13 June 2016|url-status= dead}}</ref> Healthcare visits by the population declined due to fear of infection and to mistrust in the health-care system, and the system's ability to provide routine health-care and HIV/AIDS treatments decreased due to the Ebola outbreak.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Ndawinz |first1=Jacques D A |last2=Cissé |first2=Mohamed |last3=Diallo |first3=Mohamadou S K |last4=Sidibé |first4=Cheik T |last5=D'Ortenzio |first5=Eric |title=Prevention of HIV spread during the Ebola outbreak in Guinea |journal=The Lancet |date=April 2015 |volume=385 |issue=9976 |pages=1393 |doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60713-9 |pmid=25890415 |s2cid=41478740 |url=http://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140-6736(15)60713-9.pdf}}</ref>

Ebola re-emerged again in Guinea in January–February 2021.<ref>

| quote            = Guinea has officially declared that it is dealing with an Ebola epidemic after the deaths of at least three people from the virus. <br /> They – and four others – fell ill with diarrhoea, vomiting and bleeding after attending the burial of a nurse. [...] A nurse who worked a health centre in Goueké, near the south-eastern city of Nzérékoré, died on 28 January and her funeral was held four days later.

[[HIV]] is spread primarily through [[Multiple sex partners|multiple-partner intercourse]]. Men and women are at nearly equal risk for HIV, with people aged 15 to 24 most vulnerable. Surveillance figures from 2001 to 2002 show the rates among commercial sex workers (42%), active military personnel (6.6%), truck drivers and bush taxi drivers (7.3%), miners (4.7%), and adults with [[tuberculosis]] (8.6%).<ref name=usaid/> Several factors were attributed to what fuel the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Guinea. They include unprotected sex, multiple sexual partners, illiteracy, endemic poverty, unstable borders, refugee migration, lack of civic responsibility, and scarce medical care and public services.<ref name="usaid" />

The 2021 maternal mortality rate per 100,000 births for Guinea is 576.<ref>{{cite web |date=21 May 2021 |title=Impact Brief: Guinea |url=https://www.usaid.gov/global-health/health-areas/family-planning/resources/impact-brief-guinea |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028205848/https://www.usaid.gov/global-health/health-areas/family-planning/resources/impact-brief-guinea |archive-date=28 October 2022 |access-date=28 October 2022}}</ref> This is compared with 680 in 2010, 859.9 in 2008 and 964.7 in 1990. The under 5 mortality rate per 1,000 births is 146 and the neonatal mortality as a percentage of under 5's mortality is 29. In Guinea, the number of midwives per 1,000 live births is 1 and the lifetime risk of death for pregnant women is 1 in 26.<ref name="SOWMY">{{cite web |title=The State of the World's Midwifery |url=http://www.unfpa.org/sowmy/report/home.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111225024306/http://www.unfpa.org/sowmy/report/home.html |archive-date=25 December 2011 |access-date=25 August 2011 |publisher=United Nations Population Fund}}</ref> Guinea has the second highest prevalence of [[female genital mutilation]] in the world.<ref>{{cite web |title=WHO – Female genital mutilation and other harmful practices |url=https://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/topics/fgm/prevalence/en/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012192739/http://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/topics/fgm/prevalence/en/ |archive-date=12 October 2014 |access-date=15 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=22 July 2013 |title=Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A statistical overview and exploration of the dynamics of change – UNICEF DATA |url=http://www.unicef.org/media/files/FGCM_Lo_res.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405083031/http://www.unicef.org/media/files/FGCM_Lo_res.pdf |archive-date=5 April 2015 |access-date=23 July 2017 |website=Unicef.org}}</ref>

A 2012 study reported malnutrition rates with levels ranging from 34% to 40% by region, and acute malnutrition rates above 10% in Upper Guinea's mining zones. The survey showed that 139,200 children underwent acute malnutrition, 609,696 underwent chronic malnutrition and further 1,592,892 have [[anemia]]. Degradation of care practices, limited access to medical services, inadequate hygiene practices and a lack of food diversity were said to explain these levels.<ref>{{cite web |year=2012 |title=Enquête nationale nutrition-santé, basée sur la méthodologie SMART, 2011–2012 |url=http://home.wfp.org/stellent/groups/public/documents/eb/wfpdoc062106.pdf |access-date=12 May 2014 |publisher=World Food Programme}}{{Dead link|date=August 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

[[Association football|Football]] is the "most popular sport" in the country of Guinea,<ref name=Encyclopedia>{{cite book|last1=Falola|first1=Toyin|last2=Jean-Jacques|first2=Daniel|title=Africa: An Encyclopedia of Culture and Society [3 volumes]: An Encyclopedia of Culture and Society|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YjoVCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA593|access-date=5 November 2016|date=14 December 2015|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=9781598846669|pages=568–569}}</ref> alongside [[basketball]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Guinea, Post Report|year = 1985|url=https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=-FzsyAEIxi8C&rdid=book--FzsyAEIxi8C&rdot=1|access-date=8 September 2021|publisher=[[United States Department of State]]|page=9}}</ref> Football operations are run by the [[Guinean Football Federation]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/guinea_25923.html |title=At a glance: Guinea – Football boosts girls' education |publisher=UNICEF |access-date=3 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224220145/https://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/guinea_25923.html |archive-date=24 December 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> The association administers the [[Guinea national football team|national football team]], and the national league.<ref name="Encyclopedia" /> It was founded in 1960 and affiliated with [[FIFA]] since 1962<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/associations/association=gui/ |title=Associations: Guinea |publisher=FIFA |access-date=24 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010102648/https://www.fifa.com/associations/association=gui/ |archive-date=10 October 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and with the [[Confederation of African Football]] since 1963.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/memberassociations/f%C3%A9d%C3%A9rationguin%C3%A9ennedefootball/Home |title=Member Associations: Fédération Guinéenne de Football (FGF) |publisher=Confederation of African Football |access-date=24 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702191454/http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/memberassociations/f%C3%A9d%C3%A9rationguin%C3%A9ennedefootball/home |archive-date=2 July 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Guinea national football team]], nicknamed ''Syli nationale'' (National Elephants), have played international football since 1962.<ref name="Encyclopedia" /> Their first opponent was [[East Germany]].<ref name="Encyclopedia" /> They have yet to reach [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] finals, and were runners-up to Morocco in the [[Africa Cup of Nations]] in 1976.<ref name="Encyclopedia" />

[[Guinée Championnat National]] is the top division of Guinean football. Since it was established in 1965, 3 teams have dominated in winning the [[Guinée Coupe Nationale]].<ref name="RSSSF">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/guineachamp.html |title=Guinea: List of champions |website=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date=24 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227175550/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/guineachamp.html |archive-date=27 February 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Horoya AC]] has at least 16 titles and is the 2017–2018 champion. [[Hafia FC]] (known as Conakry II in 1960s) has at least 15 titles, having dominated in 1960s and 70s. [[AS Kaloum Star]] (known as Conakry I in the 1960s) has at least 13 titles. All 3 teams are based in Conakry.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}} Hafia FC won the [[African Cup of Champions Clubs]] 3 times, in [[1972 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1972]], [[1975 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1975]] and [[1977 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1977]], while Horoya AC won the [[1978 African Cup Winners' Cup]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Kuhn|first=Gabriel|title=Soccer vs. the State: Tackling Football and Radical Politics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BwmsLxiWvnwC&pg=PA33|date=15 March 2011|publisher=PM Press|isbn=9781604865240|page=33}}{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

{{Further|Music of Guinea}}

 

The traditional instruments of Guinea are the [[drum]], [[Kora (instrument)|kora]], bala and koni.<ref name=":0" />{{empty section|date=May 2023}}

* [https://gouvernement.gov.gn Government] – Official website of the Government of Guinea

* [https://presidence.gov.gn Presidecy] – official website of the president of Mali

* [https://primature.gov.gn Prime Minister] – official website of the prime minister of Mali

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