Guinea, Africa
This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.
Image of Conakry, capital city of Guinea
Guinea Flag
Guinea is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Western Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent.
Easy learning about Guinea | |
| Guinea is located in | Sub-Saharan Africa Western Africa Africa Continent |
| Guinea has a population of | 14,405,465 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Guinea are called Guineans |
| The country’s total area is | 245,857 Km2 ( 152,768 sq mi) |
| Global Peace Index Rank | 124 |
| Global Peace Index Score | 2 |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Guinea HDI ranks in position nº 181 worldwide Low Human Development HDI of 0.471 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP) |
| Guinea’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 59 countries Guinea passport ranks in position nº 80 in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| Guinea GDP per capita is | $1,904 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| Guinea ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are illegal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 11° 00' N, 10° 00' W Open in Google Maps |
| Guinea Capital city | Conakry |
| Neighbouring countries | Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau, Mali. |
| Guinea Climate | tropical; hot, humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; two rainy seasons (May to August, November to January) |
| Most predominant religion | Muslim, |
| Second most predominant religion | Christian, |
| Currency name & code | Franc (GNF) |
| Internet ccTLD | .gn |
| Guinea calling code | +224 |
Guinea administrative divisions
7 regions administrative (administrative regions) and 1 gouvenorat (governorate)*
- Boke,
- Conakry*,
- Faranah,
- Kankan,
- Kindia,
- Labe,
- Mamou,
- N'Zerekore
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