Republic of Guine

The capital:             Conakry

The inhabitants enumerated:            7,775,065 breath of air (estimate of July 2002)

The language:             The Frenchman (the official language). Majority of the people speaks [krywlw].

The sweat:            My beans (35%), [maandy] (30%), [swsw] (20%)

The climate:            Mountainous area changes in [wshlyt]. Season of the rain from month of April or [maayw] until October or November.

Regime of the governing:            The republican

The economy                        

- the currency:             Frank is Guinean

- [aalmwaaryd]:             Metallic - crude [bwksaayt], iron ore, touching, gold, oil, uranium, Cobalt, nickel, platinum

The religion:             The Islam (85%), traditional beliefs and Christ

History

Formerly part of the ancient West African empires Ghana, Mali, and Songhay, Guinea was visited by the Portuguese in 1446, but escaped the slave-trade because it was considered too unhealthy a region. Following the annexation of part of its north coast by France, in 1849, Fouta Djallon (part of Guinea) became a French protectorate in 1881. In 1885, French Guinea became part of French West Africa. Guinea became a fully independent republic on 2 October 1958. The military took control of the government in a bloodless coup in March 1984. The constitution of 1958 was suspended by the Comité Militaire de Redressement National (CMRN). Guinea did not hold democratic elections until 1993 when Gen. Lansana CONTE (head of the military government) was elected president in disputed balloting. Security clampdowns continue, although not as severe as in earlier decades. Reelected in 1998, the president faced growing criticism in 1999 for his jailing of a major opposition leader and widespread economic malaise. Unrest in Sierra Leone also continued to threaten Guinea's stability.