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Guinea

Also Known As Republic of Guinea
Western Africa

Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Cote d'Ivoire to the southeast, and Sierra Leone and Liberia to the south. Guinea proclaimed itself a sovereign and independent republic on 2 October 1958. Its capital is Conakry. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Conakry 2
Population
17,521,167 2
2025 census.
Population Estimate Year
2025 2
Area (sq km)
245,857 2
Independence or Founding Year
1958 2
Guinea proclaimed itself a sovereign and independent republic on 2 October 1958, ending French colonial rule.
Landlocked
No 3
Income Group
Lower-Middle 4
Government Type
Republic 3
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Guinea

Cities

Bissau

Guinea

Conakry

Guinea

Kankan

Guinea

Kindia

Guinea

Nzérékoré

Guinea
Connections

Associated With

Conakry, Cities
Source Conakry (Wikipedia)
West Africa, Regions

Bordered By Water

Mali, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Mali
Senegal, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Senegal

Borders

Cote d'Ivoire, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Guinea
Guinea-Bissau, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Guinea
Liberia, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Guinea
Senegal, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Guinea
Sierra Leone, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Guinea

Has Capital

Conakry, Cities

Conakry is the capital of Guinea.

Source Conakry (Wikipedia)

Rivers Through Territory

Gambia River, Bodies of Water
Source Gambia River (Wikipedia)
Niger River, Bodies of Water
Source Niger River (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Has Member

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

Also in Economics Atlas: a member of this subject.

Nationals Include

Miriam Makeba

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Fatoumata Yarie Soumah

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Horta Inta-A Na Man

Also in Political Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Horta Inta-A Na Man (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Horta Inta-A Na Man (born c. 1960) is a Bissau-Guinean military officer and politician who has served as the transitional president of Guinea-Bissau and Chief of the High Military Command for the Restoration of National Security and Public Order since the 2025 coup d'état.
James Marape

Also in Political Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source James Marape (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
James Marape (born 24 April 1971) is a Papua New Guinean politician who has served as the prime minister of Papua New Guinea since May 2019.
Mamadi Doumbouya

Also in Political Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Mamadi Doumbouya (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Mamadi Doumbouya (N'Ko: ߡߊ߬ߡߊߘߌ߫ ߘߎ߲ߓߎߦߊ߫, born 5 December 1984) is a Guinean general serving as the current fifth president of Guinea since 1 October 2021.
Larsen Touré

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Larsen Touré (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
he represented the Guinea national team at international level
Richard Soumah

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Richard Soumah (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
he represented Guinea at International level

Origin Of

N'Dama

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source N'Dama (Wikipedia)Lead section
Quote, Lead section
Originating in the Guinea highlands
Banana

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Banana (Wikipedia)tier 3
Sugar

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source The Oxford Companion to FoodAlan Davidsontier 1
Samori Ture

Also in History Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Samori Ture
Sundiata Keita

Also in History Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Sundiata Keita
Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea

Also in Society and Culture Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Sande Society

Also in Society and Culture Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Sande society (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph
Quote, Lead paragraph
is a women's initiation society in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and the Ivory Coast.

Location Of

Portuguese Colonial War

Also in War and Military Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Source Portuguese Colonial War (Wikipedia)Infobox: location
Quote, Infobox: location
Portuguese Africa (Angola, Guinea, and Mozambique)

Site Of

Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Found There

Drosophila melanogaster

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Edward's swamp rat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Edward's swamp rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.
Eggplant

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Enterolobium cyclocarpum

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Euphorbia milii

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Forest soft-furred mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Forest soft-furred mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, and Liberia.
Fruit Fly

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Gambian sun squirrel

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Gambian sun squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia.
Garden Cress

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Ghana rufous-nosed rat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Ghana rufous-nosed rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.
Giant Eland

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Giant eland (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
The giant eland is native to Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Mali, Senegal, and South Sudan.
Giant Oarfish

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Giant roundleaf bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Macronycteris gigas (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Guinea
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Guinea
Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau
Giant Tiger Prawn

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Gracile tateril

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Gracile tateril (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
is a species of rodent found in Burkina Faso, Chad, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo
Great cormorant

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Greater spot-nosed monkey

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Animal Diversity Web: Cercopithecus nictitans (Animal Diversity Web)Geographic Range
Quote, Geographic Range
are found in Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon,
Green bush squirrel

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Green bush squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Benin, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.
Green Sea Turtle

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Grey heron

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Guinea baboon

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Guinea baboon (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
Its range includes Guinea, Senegal, Gambia, southern Mauritania and western Mali.
Guinea multimammate mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Guinea multimammate mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda
Guinean gerbil

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Guinean gerbil (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
is a species of rodent found in Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone
Harnessed Bushbuck

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Harnessed bushbuck (Wikipedia)Distribution, where it lives (7)
Quote, Distribution, where it lives (7)
The nominate taxon occurs in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ghana and in the Niger Basin in Nigeria as far east as the Cross River, south of the Bamenda Highlands through Cameroon, Chad, the Central African Republic to the Nile
Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Humpback Anglerfish

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Ipomoea alba

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Ipomoea violacea

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Jackson's soft-furred mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Jackson's soft-furred mouse (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
John Dory

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Johnston's genet

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Johnston's genet (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
Johnston's genet is found in the Upper Guinean forests along the north west coast of Africa, across the countries of Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
Jones's roundleaf bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros jonesi (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Guinea
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Guinea
Ghana · Guinea · Liberia
Kapok

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Kemp's gerbil

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Kemp's gerbil (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
was found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, and possibly Liberia.
King colobus

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source King colobus (Wikipedia)Lead, Guinea
Quote, Lead, Guinea
in a region stretching from Senegal, through Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia to the Ivory Coast
Kob

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Kob (Wikipedia)Range
Quote, Range
The kob is currently found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.
Lamotte's roundleaf bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros lamottei (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Guinea
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Guinea
Guinea
Lantana Camara

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Lappet-eared free-tailed bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Lappet-eared free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso
Leatherback Sea Turtle

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Lemon

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Lesser spot-nosed monkey

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Lesser spot-nosed monkey (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Togo, Guinea-Bissau, and possibly Senegal.
Little Stint

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Lophira alata

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Lychee

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Lycopodium Clavatum

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Mahi-mahi

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Maize (Zea mays)

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Mandarin orange

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Manilkara zapota

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

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Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
View the Source
2. Guinea (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox
    Republic of Guinea
  • Infobox, capital
    Conakry
  • Lead section
    At the census held on 1 July 2025, Guinea had a population of over 17.5 million and an area of 245,857 square kilometres (94,926 sq mi).
  • Demographics section, 2025
    17,521,167 (2025 census)
  • Article text
    The French later withdrew, and on 2 October 1958, Guinea proclaimed itself a sovereign and independent republic, with Sékou Touré as president.
  • Introduction
    Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a coastal country located in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Ivory Coast to the southeast, and Sierra Leone and Liberia to the south.
View the Source
3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Guinea
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)
  • Geography, Coastline
    320 km
  • Government, Government type
    presidential republic
  • Borders: Cote d'Ivoire, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
    Cote d'Ivoire 816 km
  • Borders: Guinea-Bissau, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
    Guinea-Bissau 421 km
  • Borders: Liberia, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
    Liberia 590 km
  • Borders: Senegal, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
    Senegal 363 km
  • Borders: Sierra Leone, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
    Sierra Leone 794 km
View the Source
4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record GIN, incomeLevel
Quote, Country record GIN, incomeLevel
"name": "Guinea", "region": { "id": "SSF", "iso2code": "ZG", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa " }, "adminregion": { "id": "SSA", "iso2code": "ZF", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "LMC", "iso2code": "XN", "value": "Lower middle income" }
View the Source
Wikidata: Guinea
Wikidata Q1006, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Niger River (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationRivers Through Territory: Niger River, Infobox: subdivision_name1
Quote, Rivers Through Territory: Niger River, Infobox: subdivision_name1
Guinea, Mali, Niger, Benin, Nigeria
View the Source
Gambia River (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationRivers Through Territory: Gambia River, Lead section
Quote, Rivers Through Territory: Gambia River, Lead section
from the Fouta Djallon plateau in north Guinea westward through Senegal and The Gambia
View the Source
Conakry (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Associated With: Conakry, Infobox, Country
    Guinea
  • Has Capital: Conakry, Lead section, capital fact
    Conakry is the capital and largest city of Guinea.
View the Source
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Mali
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Mali, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Mali, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Guinea 1,062 km
View the Source
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Senegal
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Senegal, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Senegal, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Guinea 363 km
View the Source

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