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Capital: Conakry
Area: 245,857 sq km / 94,901 sq ml
Language: French, and African languages
Currency: Guinean Franc
Population: 9,030,220
Life expectancy: 44 (men), 45 (women)
Literacy rate: 35%
Religions: Muslim 95%, Christian
Physical features: Flat coastal plain rises to mountainous interior, sources of rivers Niger, Gambia and Senegal
Ethnic distribution: 24 ethnic groups including Malinke, Peul and Soussou
Exports: Coffee, rice, palm kernels, alumina, bauxite, diamonds
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