Official title:
Republic of Guinea
General information:
Capital: Conakry
Population: ~14,500,000 (2025 est.)
Total area: 245,857 km²
Currency: Guinean franc (GNF)
National holiday: Independence Day, 2nd October (1958)
Official language: French
Vernacular languages: Fula, Maninka, Susu
Type of government:
Presidential republic
Diplomatic and consular representative: H.E. Mr Mohammed Cherif Diallo (Italy – Rome)
Economy:
- GDP (nominal): ~$15.8 billion (2024 est.)
- GDP (nominal) per capita: ~$1,090 (2024 est.)
- GDP (PPP): ~$37.2 billion (2024 est.)
- GDP (PPP) per capita: ~$2,560 (2024 est.)
- GDP (real growth rate): ~5.2% (2024 est.)
GDP per sector:
- Agriculture ~51%
- Industry ~28%
- Services ~21% (latest estimates)
Agriculture products: rice, coffee, pineapples, palm kernels, cassava, bananas, sweet potatoes, cattle, sheep, goats, timber
Main industries: bauxite mining and alumina refining, gold, diamonds, iron ore, light manufacturing, agricultural processing
Trade – Export
Exported commodities: bauxite, alumina, gold, diamonds, coffee, fish and seafood, agricultural products
Main export partners:
- European Union (total) ~45.8%,
- Switzerland ~18.7%,
- United Arab Emirates ~12.4%,
- Turkey ~6.3%,
- United States ~5.9% (2023–2024 est.)
Trade – Import
Imported commodities: petroleum products, metals and metal products, machinery and transport equipment, textiles, grain and other foodstuffs
Main import partners:
- European Union (total) ~50.9%,
- China ~9.5%,
- United States ~5.1%,
- Brazil ~3.2%,
- South Korea ~2.8% (2023–2024 est.)