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Persian
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conventional long form: Republic of
Guinea
conventional short form: Guinea
local long form: Republique de Guinee
local short form: Guinee
former: French Guinea
Western Africa, bordering the North
Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone
total: 245,857 sq km
land: 245,857 sq km
water: 0 sq km
9,246,462 (July 2004 est.)
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French (official), each ethnic group has
its own language
bauxite, gold, diamonds; alumina refining;
light manufacturing and agricultural processing industries
bauxite, alumina, gold, diamonds, coffee,
fish, agricultural products
petroleum products, metals, machinery,
transport equipment, textiles, grain and other foodstuffs
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