Guinea
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. It is sometimes referred to as Guinea-Conakry, after its capital Conakry, to distinguish it from other territories in the eponymous region, such as Guinea-Bissau and Equatorial Guinea. 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).
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Where it is
Languages
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What it sells, and to whom
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Farms and fisheries
- rice
- cassava
- maize
- groundnuts
- oil palm fruit
- plantains
Largest cities
| Conakry capital | 1,928,389 |
| Camayenne | 1,871,242 |
| Nzérékoré | 226,426 |
| Kankan | 221,428 |
| Manéah | 194,297 |
Money, belief and alliances
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Climate and geography
generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds
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Landmarks and landscapes
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