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| Land Boudaries Total :
| 3,399 km .
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| Geographic Coordinates :
| generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds .
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| Area Total :
| 245,857 sq km .
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| Area Land :
| 245,857 sq km .
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| Area Water :
| 0 sq km .
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| Area Comparative :
| slightly smaller than Oregon .
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| Coast Line :
| 320 km .
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| Railways Total :
| 837 km .
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| Highways Total :
| 30,500 km .
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| Waterways :
| 1,295 km (navigable by shallow-draft native craft) (2003) .
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| Ports and Harbors :
| Boke, Conakry, Kamsar .
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Population on 31-Dec-96 : 100192
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Kankan is a town on the River Milo in eastern Guinea. It is the country's third-biggest city with a population of 100,192 in 1996 (census). It was founded by the Soninké people in the seventeenth century and became capital of the Baté Empire and an important trading centre, particularly for kola nuts. It was defeated by Samory Touré in 1879 and occupied by the French in 1891.
The town is known for its university, for its religious scholars and its mango trees. It is home to an airport. It is a eleven hour drive from Conakry. It also has one of the oldest mosques in West Africa.
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