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Updated November 5, 2026

Conakry from the air, in 2021
Conakry from the air, in 2021. Photo: Boubacar Bila Diao Balde / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Country at a glance

Population
15.1mn (2025)
Capital
Conakry
Languages
French (official). Pular, Maninka and Susu are the most widely spoken national languages.
Currency
Guinean franc (GNF)
GDP
$28.4bn (2025) · $1,877 per person
Real GDP growth
7.4% (2025)
Inflation
3.5% (2025, annual average)
Main exports
Gold and bauxite (over 90% of exports), cashew nuts (2025)
Regional groupings
ECOWAS · WAMZ · AfCFTA

Sources: World Bank, World Development Indicators (population, GDP, growth, inflation); exports; languages (Université Laval). These yearly benchmarks complement the checked figures on the topic pages.

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