Guinea - Introduction

Guinea (officially: Republic of Guinea) is a country in Africa, precisely in Western Africa, with a population of about 14.7 Millions inhabitants today (2024-12-28). The capital city of Republic of Guinea is Conakry, and the official country TLD code is .gn. Guinea has cca2, cca3, cioc, ccn3 codes as GN, GIN, GUI, 324 respectively. Check some other vital information below.

Guinea , Coat of Arms
Names
Common Guinea
Official Republic of Guinea
Common (Native) Guinea
Official (Native) Republic of Guinea
Alternative spellings GN, Republic of Guinea, République de Guinée
Translations ⬇️
Languages
fra French
Geography
User Country Flag

Flag

Guinea is located in Western Africa and has a total land area of 245857 km². It is bounded by Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone and the capital city is Conakry

Region/Continent Africa
Subregion Western Africa
TimeZone UTC
Capital city Conakry
Area 245857 km²
Population 2024-12-28 14.7 Millions
Bordered Countreies Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone
Demonym
eng Male: Guinean / Female: Guinean
fra Male: Guinéen / Female: Guinéenne
Lat/Lng 11, -10
Historical data and more
The National Flag of Guinea

The flag of Guinea is composed of three equal vertical bands of red, yellow and green.

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Currency
Name Guinean franc
Code GNF
Symbol Fr
Other info
Idependent yes, officially-assigned
UN Member country yes
Start of Week monday
Car Side right
Codes
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 GN
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 GIN
ISO 3166-1 numeric 324
International calling code +224
FIFA 3 Letter Code GUI
All Important Facts about Guinea

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Guinea is found in Western Africa