Commonwealth of Guinée
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| Motto: 'Aqua vitae.' English: 'Water of life.' | |||||
| Anthem: La Mère Patrie | |||||
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| Capital | Absolon | ||||
| Largest city | Absolon, Immertal, Saint Aimé | ||||
| Official language(s) | French, Romansh | ||||
| Government Crown Prince
Prime Minister | Commonwealth Christopher Marolf I Vitus Zinsli | ||||
| Commonwealth of Guinée - Genevra Wrests the Gulf of Guinea from Spain - Genevran Colonial Peak -La Vengeance (Royal Family flees to Guinée) - Guinée named as a Commonwealth | 1723 1832 1848 1954 | ||||
| Area • Total • Water (%) | 4,034 km² (173rd) 30.26% | ||||
| Population • December 2007 est. • census • Density | 390,578 (170th) 129.5/km² (83rd) | ||||
| GDP (PPP) • Total • Per capita | 2007 estimate $28.5 Billion (31th) $72,968 (4th) | ||||
| HDI (2003|2007) | 0.853 46th – Density | ||||
| Currency | The Unio (Û)
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| Time zone • Summer (DST) | CET (UTC+1) +2 (UTC+2) | ||||
| Internet TLD | .gui | ||||
| Calling code | +15
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The Commonwealth of Guinée, commonly referred to as Guinée, is a small archipelago and peninsular region in the Gulf of Guinea off the coast of Western Africa. It does not retain complete political sovereignty and answers to the crown in the Grand Duchy of Genevra on issues of political or economic importance, however the Crown Prince of Guinée, a sovereign appointed by the Genevran Grand Duke, does have some measure of independent control. Militarily Guinée falls completely under the aegis of Genevra. Many nations, as well as the United Nations, have contested Guinée as a colony and have called for a process of decolonization to occur. The Grand Duchy maintains that the continued political stability of the Commonwealth does not support a bid for independence; which is congruent with the views of the citizens inhabiting Guinée. The economic importance of the colony is often cited as the reason decolonization has not occurred.
Guinée consists of two major islands and numerous smaller ones, as well as two peninsula jutting out from the African coast. The country is bordered by Cameroon in the east and shares maritime borders with Equatorial Guinea. There are only a few large cities located in Guinée, the largest of which is the major port and capitol of Absolon. Economically, Guinée is vital, controlling several offshore oil platforms, refining facilities and the infrastructure necessary to transport the final products. Because of this, the region has been contested for the past decade by Genevra, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea and armed conflict has resulted in the past. Currently, tensions remain high between the three nations, with Genevra recently deploying additional troops to the region. Historically, Guinée has been important to the Genevran economy as well as being the site where the royal family fled during the 1848 La Vengeance, when the Swiss reconquered and subjugated Genevra.
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History
Genevran Exploration (1715-1720)
War with Spain (1721-1723)
La Vengeance (1848-1939)
Post-War Era (1946-Present)
Geography
