Editing Guinea (section)

== Culture ==
[[File:Guinea Dinguiraye market.jpg|thumb|upright=1.35|A market stall selling vegetables in [[Dinguiraye Prefecture]], Guinea]]

=== Media ===
{{Main|Telecommunications in Guinea}}

=== Sports ===
[[Association football|Football]] is the "most popular sport" in the country of Guinea,<ref name=Encyclopedia>{{cite book|last1=Falola|first1=Toyin|last2=Jean-Jacques|first2=Daniel|title=Africa: An Encyclopedia of Culture and Society [3 volumes]: An Encyclopedia of Culture and Society|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YjoVCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA593|access-date=5 November 2016|date=14 December 2015|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=9781598846669|pages=568–569}}</ref> alongside [[basketball]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Guinea, Post Report|year = 1985|url=https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=-FzsyAEIxi8C&rdid=book--FzsyAEIxi8C&rdot=1|access-date=8 September 2021|publisher=[[United States Department of State]]|page=9}}</ref> Football operations are run by the [[Guinean Football Federation]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/guinea_25923.html |title=At a glance: Guinea – Football boosts girls' education |publisher=UNICEF |access-date=3 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224220145/https://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/guinea_25923.html |archive-date=24 December 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> The association administers the [[Guinea national football team|national football team]], and the national league.<ref name="Encyclopedia" /> It was founded in 1960 and affiliated with [[FIFA]] since 1962<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/associations/association=gui/ |title=Associations: Guinea |publisher=FIFA |access-date=24 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010102648/https://www.fifa.com/associations/association=gui/ |archive-date=10 October 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and with the [[Confederation of African Football]] since 1963.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/memberassociations/f%C3%A9d%C3%A9rationguin%C3%A9ennedefootball/Home |title=Member Associations: Fédération Guinéenne de Football (FGF) |publisher=Confederation of African Football |access-date=24 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702191454/http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/memberassociations/f%C3%A9d%C3%A9rationguin%C3%A9ennedefootball/home |archive-date=2 July 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Guinea national football team]], nicknamed ''Syli nationale'' (National Elephants), have played international football since 1962.<ref name="Encyclopedia" /> Their first opponent was [[East Germany]].<ref name="Encyclopedia" /> They have yet to reach [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] finals, and were runners-up to Morocco in the [[Africa Cup of Nations]] in 1976.<ref name="Encyclopedia" />

[[Guinée Championnat National]] is the top division of Guinean football. Since it was established in 1965, 3 teams have dominated in winning the [[Guinée Coupe Nationale]].<ref name="RSSSF">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/guineachamp.html |title=Guinea: List of champions |website=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date=24 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227175550/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/guineachamp.html |archive-date=27 February 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Horoya AC]] has at least 16 titles and is the 2017–2018 champion. [[Hafia FC]] (known as Conakry II in 1960s) has at least 15 titles, having dominated in 1960s and 70s. [[AS Kaloum Star]] (known as Conakry I in the 1960s) has at least 13 titles. All 3 teams are based in Conakry.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}} Hafia FC won the [[African Cup of Champions Clubs]] 3 times, in [[1972 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1972]], [[1975 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1975]] and [[1977 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1977]], while Horoya AC won the [[1978 African Cup Winners' Cup]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Kuhn|first=Gabriel|title=Soccer vs. the State: Tackling Football and Radical Politics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BwmsLxiWvnwC&pg=PA33|date=15 March 2011|publisher=PM Press|isbn=9781604865240|page=33}}{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

=== Polygamy ===
{{Further|Polygamy in Guinea}}

Polygamy is generally prohibited by law in Guinea, but there are exceptions.<ref>[http://ddata.over-blog.com/xxxyyy/2/86/20/02/CODE-CIVIL.pdf Articles 315–319] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521165450/http://ddata.over-blog.com/xxxyyy/2/86/20/02/CODE-CIVIL.pdf |date=21 May 2013 }}, Civil Code of the Republic of Guinea (Code Civil de la Republique de Guinee)</ref> In 2020, it was estimated that about 26% of marriages were polygamous (29% Muslim and 10% Christian).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/12/07/polygamy-is-rare-around-the-world-and-mostly-confined-to-a-few-regions/ | title=Polygamy is rare around the world and mostly confined to a few regions | date=7 December 2020 }}</ref>

=== Cuisine ===
{{Further|Cuisine of Guinea}}

[[Guinean cuisine]] varies by region with rice as a staple. [[Cassava]] is consumed.<ref name=friends>{{cite web |url=http://friendsofguinea.org/about-guinea/recipes |title=Recipes & Cookbooks |publisher=Friends of Guinea |access-date=23 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203132146/http://friendsofguinea.org/about-guinea/recipes |archive-date=3 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Part of [[West African cuisine]], the foods of Guinea include [[yétissé]], [[peanut sauce]], [[okra sauce]] and [[tapalapa bread]]. In rural areas, food is eaten from a "large serving dish" and eaten by hand outside of homes.<ref name=dc>{{cite web |url=http://wamu.org/programs/metro_connection/12/09/21/eating_in_the_embassy_guinean_embassy_brings_west_african_food_to_washington |title=Eating in the Embassy: Guinean Embassy Brings West African Food To Washington |publisher=WAMU |access-date=23 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201183046/http://wamu.org/programs/metro_connection/12/09/21/eating_in_the_embassy_guinean_embassy_brings_west_african_food_to_washington |archive-date=1 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 

=== Music ===
{{Further|Music of Guinea}}

The traditional instruments of Guinea are the [[drum]], [[Kora (instrument)|kora]], bala and koni.<ref name=":0" />{{empty section|date=May 2023}}