Editing Guinea (section)

=== Ethnic Groups ===

The population of Guinea comprises about 24 ethnic groups. The [[Mandinka people|Mandinka]], also known as Mandingo or Malinké, comprise 29.4%<ref name="cia.gov">{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/guinea/ |title=The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency |publisher=Cia.gov |access-date=12 April 2018 }}</ref> of the population and are mostly found in eastern Guinea, concentrated around the [[Kankan Prefecture|Kankan]] and [[Kissidougou Prefecture|Kissidougou]] prefectures.<ref name=guinea_stats/> The [[Fula people|Fulas or Fulani]]<ref name="Fula" /> comprise 33.4%<ref name="cia.gov"/> of the population and are mostly found in the [[Futa Djallon]] region. The [[Soussou]], comprising 21.2% of the population, are predominantly in western areas around the capital [[Conakry]], [[Forécariah]], and [[Kindia]]. Smaller ethnic groups make up the remaining 16%<ref name="cia.gov"/> of the population, including [[Kpelle people|Kpelle]], [[Kissi people|Kissi]], [[Zialo]], Toma and others.<ref name=guinea_stats/> In 2017, approximately 10,000 non-Africans lived in Guinea, predominantly Lebanese, French, and other Europeans.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2824.htm |title=US State Dept 2017 report |website=State.gov |date=22 November 2016 |access-date=23 July 2017 }}</ref>