Guinea National Library and Archives
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The Guinea National Library and Archives are the national library and archives of Guinea
, situated in the capital, Conakry
. It was established shortly after independence in 1960. The library has a collection of over 40,000 volumes and the archives over 3,000.
Guinea
Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...
, situated in the capital, Conakry
Conakry
Conakry is the capital and largest city of Guinea. Conakry is a port city on the Atlantic Ocean and serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea with a 2009 population of 1,548,500...
. It was established shortly after independence in 1960. The library has a collection of over 40,000 volumes and the archives over 3,000.