Guinea

Country statistics

Total area: 94,927 sq miles (245,861 sq km)

Population (2011 est.): 10,884,958 (growth rate: 2.641%); birth rate: 36.6/1000; infant mortality rate: 59.04/1000; life expectancy: 58.61

Capital City: Conakry

Monetary unit: Guinean franc

Languages: French (official), native tongues (Malinké, Susu, Fulani)

Ethnicity/race: Peuhl 40%, Malinke 30%, Susu 20%, smaller tribes 10%

Religions: Islam 85%, Christian 8%, indigenous 7%