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Guinea

OFFICIAL NAME: Republic of Guinea

DATE OF FORMATION: 1958

POPULATION: 8.6 million

DENSITY: 91 people per square mile

LANGUAGES: Fulani, Malinke, Soussou, French

RELIGIONS: Muslim 65%, Traditional beliefs 33%, Christian 2%

ETHNIC MIX: Fulani 30%, Malinke 30%, Soussou 15%, Kissi 10%, Other tribes 10%, Other 5%

GOVERNMENT: Multiparty elections

CURRENCY: Guinea franc

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Guinea lies on the western coast of Africa. Central highlands, either densely forested or savanna covered, slope down to coastal plains and swamps; the north is semidesert. Military rule from 1984 ended with disputed elections in 1995. Neighboring civil wars have spilled over into domestic conflict in Guinea.