Curious Why Guinea is the Most Popular Country Name?
Many European nations wanted and ended up controlling a piece of their own Guinea, unsurprisingly calling them French Guinea, Spanish Guinea, Portuguese Guinea and German Guinea. Additionally, there was Swedish Guinea which later became Danish Guinea and soon after that Dutch Guinea but was swallowed up by the British who took over and called it the Gold Coast. German Guinea disbanded the Guinea name to become Cameroon and Togo. These remaining pockets of land went on to become the modern nations of Guinea, Equatorial Guinea and Guinea Bissau respectively but they all gained their independence at different times.
While all three of these nations are now independent the official languages are still French, Spanish and Portuguese respectively. Papua New Guinea is a bit of a wildcard. While the other “Guinea” countries are in Africa, Papua New Guinea is not.
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While all three of these nations are now independent the official languages are still French, Spanish and Portuguese respectively. Papua New Guinea is a bit of a wildcard. While the other “Guinea” countries are in Africa, Papua New Guinea is not.
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