Guinea

nation state

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Location	West Africa, Africa
Type	nation state
French speaking country in West Africa.

Guinea is an African country.

History

20^th century

Independence from France in 1958.

21^st century

Full article: 2021 Guinean coup d'état

Government overthrown on 5 September 2021. The fate of President Alpha Condé is unclear.

Economy

Guinea has the biggest reserves of bauxite on earth. Bauxite is the world's main source of aluminium and gallium.