- Official name
- Republic of Guinea République de Guinée · French
- Capital
- Conakry
- Region
- Western Africa
- Population (2018 est.)
- ≈ 12 million
- Area
- 245,857 km²
- Currency
- Guinean franc (GNF)
- Neighbours
- Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone
- Internet / phone
- .gn · +224
Where it is
Notable facts
- Guinea holds the world’s largest reserves of bauxite, the ore of aluminium.
- The sources of the Niger, Senegal and Gambia rivers are all in the Guinean highlands, earning it the name “water tower of West Africa”.
- Mount Nimba, on the Liberian and Ivorian border, is a UNESCO biosphere reserve with many endemic species.
- Guinea was the only French African colony to vote for immediate independence in 1958.
World Heritage 1 site
- Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve In danger