Catholic Church

Also known as: Guinea (Deutsch, español, Italiano, latine), la Guinée (français), Gwinea (polski), Guiné (Português), 幾內亞 (正體中文), ギニア (日本語)

Formerly: French Guinea

Continent: Western and Northern Africa

Capital: Conakry

Area: 245,717 km²

Population: 12,413,867

Religions: Muslim 86.2%, Christian 9.7%, animist/other/none 4.1%

Languages: French (official)

Ethnic Groups: Fulani (Peul) 32.1%, Malinke 29.8%, Susu 19.8%, Guerze 6.2%, Kissi 4.7%, Toma 2.8%, other/no answer 4.6%

Motto: Travail, Justice, Solidarité (French) (Work, Justice, Solidarity)

Neighbouring Countries: ← Guinea-Bissau , ↖ Senegal , ↗ Mali , → Cote d’Ivoire , ↘ Liberia , ↓ Sierra Leone

Circumscriptions (3): Metr. Archdioceses (1), Dioceses (2)

Roman Rite (3): Conakry, Kankan, N’Zérékoré

Cardinals (1 elector/1 total): Sarah (73) | All Cardinals

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Apostolic Nunciature: Guinea

Conference of Bishops: Conférence Episcopale de la Guinée

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa (R.E.C.O.W.A.)