Guinea
Conakry · West Africa
Guinea is a country in Africa. Its capital city is Conakry, the official currency is the Guinean Franc, and the main language is French.
With a population of roughly 14.2 million people spread over 245,857 km², Guinea is the 74th most populous country in the world and the 77th largest by area. That works out at about 58 people per square kilometre.
Guinea shares land borders with Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Mali, Ivory Coast, Liberia and Sierra Leone — 6 neighbours in all. Its largest urban centres are Conakry, Nzérékoré and Kankan. The highest point in the country is Mount Nimba, at 1,752 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as United Kingdom, while its population is closest to that of Rwanda.
- Capital
- Conakry
- Region
- West Africa
- Population
- 14,200,000
- Area
- 245,857 km²
- Currency
- Guinean Franc
- Main language
- French
- Highest point
- Mount Nimba
1,752 m - Land borders
- 6
Guinea: things worth knowing
- Guinea holds the world's largest reserves of bauxite, the ore from which aluminium is made.
- The Niger, Senegal and Gambia rivers all rise in the Guinea Highlands.
- It was the only French colony to reject de Gaulle's 1958 community proposal and take immediate independence.
Guinea in context
Africa has 54 sovereign countries in total. Guinea ranks 27th among them by population.
See the full list of Africa countries, or browse all 195 countries.