Guinea: map, capital and facts
Guinea is a country in Western Africa. Its capital is Conakry. Its official language is French.
Guinea covers about 245,857 km², making it the 77th-largest by area of the 194 countries in Warmer. Roughly 15.1 million people live there, the 74th-most populous.
Guinea shares land borders with 6 countries: Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Senegal and Sierra Leone.
Where is Guinea?
Guinea is in Western Africa. Its centre lies at roughly 11°N, 10°W, in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
Guinea is shown in yellow; numbers mark the neighbouring countries listed below.
Guinea facts
| Capital | Conakry |
|---|---|
| Continent | Africa |
| Region | Western Africa |
| Area | 245,857 km² (77th largest) |
| Population | 15,099,727 (74th most populous) |
| Language | French |
| Currency | Guinean franc (Fr) |
| Landlocked | No |
| Land borders | 6 |
| Centre point | 11°N, 10°W |
Countries that border Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau, capital Bissau
- Ivory Coast, capital Yamoussoukro
- Liberia, capital Monrovia
- Mali, capital Bamako
- Senegal, capital Dakar
- Sierra Leone, capital Freetown
Other countries near Guinea
Measured as the straight-line distance between the countries' centres.
- Gambia, about 760 km
- Burkina Faso, about 900 km
- Ghana, about 940 km
- Mauritania, about 1,020 km
- Togo, about 1,270 km
Guess Guinea in Warmer
In Warmer, you guess a mystery country and the globe runs warmer as you close in. Every guess also shows clue tiles, and the facts above are exactly what they compare. If Guinea were the answer, guessing it would show:
- Continent: Africa
- Subregion: Western Africa
- Hemisphere: Northern
- Landlocked: No
- Area: 245,857 km²
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More countries in Western Africa
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.
Country data from mledoze/countries, boundaries from Natural Earth (public domain). Population figures are approximate. All countries.