Head of state: Alpha Condé (President)
Head of government: Mohamed Saïd Fofana (PM)
Type of state: Republic
Land area: 245,857km2
Capital: Conakry
Population: 10.06m
Religions: 85% Moslem, 8% Christian, 7% indigenous beliefs
Language: French (official language), countless regional and local vernaculars and dialects
Currency: Guinean franc (GNF)
Gross domestic product (GDP) 2010: USD 4.344bn
Change over previous year: -3.2%
Per capita GDP 2010: USD 448
Swiss colony 2010: 86 persons
Swiss exports 2010: CHF 6.63 million
Change over previous year: +21.4%
Swiss imports 2010: CHF 0.26 million
Change over previous year: -90.9%