Where is Guinea?
Guinea is a country in Western Africa, bordered by Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, and Sierra Leone.
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Crazy but True
Guinea holds a large share of the world's bauxite, the ore that becomes aluminum, meaning a good portion of the foil and cans in your kitchen may have started here. Its Mount Nimba reserve also contains species found nowhere else, including a toad that gives birth to live young.
Guinea facts
- Capital
- Conakry
- Population
- 15,099,727 (2025)
- Area
- 245,857 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Western Africa
- Currency
- Guinean franc (GNF)
- Languages
- French
- Coordinates
- 11°, -10°
- Landlocked
- No
- Country code
- GN · GIN
How Guinea compares
- Guinea is the 78th largest of the 168 countries on our map by area.
- It is smaller than Gabon and larger than the United Kingdom.
- It is the 74th most populous of the 167 with population data.
- It shares land borders with 6 countries.
- Within Africa, it is the 31st largest of 49 countries by area.