Culture of Guinea

People in Guinea speak the French language. The linguistic diversity of Guinea is very diverse according to a fractionalization scale which for Guinea is 0.7725. The followers of Islam are the religious majority in the country. 35.4% of Guinea's population live in cities. This percentage comprises the urban population of Guinea. The rate of urbanization in Guinea is considered to be 3.5. According to data on inbound tourists in Guinea, 56,000 tourists arrive in the country each year.

National anthem

The national anthem of Guinea is called 'Liberté', which in English means 'Liberty'. It was adopted in 1958. The lyrics have been written by Unknown and the music has been composed by Kodofo Moussa.

Fast food

Around 4% of the population of Guinea are obese.

Alcohol consumption

Each year, the people of Guinea consume 0.5 litre of alcohol per capita, and this volume consists of 78.9% beer, 16.3% wine, 3.7% distilled spirits, 1.1% other alcohol.

National dish

One of the most popular national dishes of Guinea is fufu. Other national dishes include jollof rice, maafe, tapalapa bread.