Guinea

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Official Name
Republic of Guinea
Population Full

12,414,000 (2018 World Bank)

Principal Languages
French
Literacy Rate
30% (2015 World Factbook)
International Conventions
ACHPR (1982), CDE (1964), CPPDCE (2008), CSICH (2008), ICCPR (1978), UNCRPD (2008), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Bendor-Samuel and Hartell 1989, O’Toole 1978, Vanderaa 1991, Welmers 1971a
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Guinea is 39. Of these, 37 are living and 2 are extinct. Of the living languages, 35 are indigenous and 2 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 3 are institutional, 15 are developing, 11 are vigorous, 5 are in trouble, and 3 are dying. Also listed are 2 unestablished languages and 1 macrolanguage.