Guinea

Guinea, or the Republic of Guinea (République de Guinée), is an independent nation in western Africa. They speak French. It's a member of Economic Community of West African States.

Prefectures and regions
Guinea is divided into 8 regions and then divided even further into 33 prefectures. The capital of Guinea, Conakry, is a special area.


 * Boké Region
 * Conakry Region
 * Faranah Region
 * Kankan Region
 * Kindia Region
 * Labé Region
 * Mamou Region
 * Nzérékoré Region

Biggest cities
The following are the biggest cities in Guinea, by population:


 * 1) Conakry (2,000,000)
 * 2) Labé (700,000)
 * 3) Kankan (439,017)
 * 4) Kindia (279,884 )
 * 5) Nzérékoré (247,855)
 * 6) Kissidougou (135,900)
 * 7) Guéckédou (116,541)
 * 8) Mamou (105,754)

Notable people from Guinea
The following is a list of notable people from Guinea:

Other websites

 * Website of the Guinean governement