Guinea

Conakry · Western Africa · French

Key Statistics

Population

14.2M

#75 / 197

Area

245,857 km²

#77 / 197

GDP (Nominal)

$23.32B

2024 estimate

#117 / 197

GDP per Capita

$1,643

2024 estimate

#160 / 197

Population Density

58/km²

#130 / 197

Low

Human Development Index

0.471

#183 / 194

Life Expectancy

59.2 years

#188 / 196

CO₂ Emissions

0.34 t/capita

Moderate

Press Freedom

#78

RSF Index 2024

Internet Users

35%

#163 / 197

Calling Code

+224

Timezone

UTC+0

Driving Side

Right

Location

Continent	Africa
Subregion	Western Africa
Coordinates	11.0°N, 10.0°W
Coastline	Has coastline

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General Information

Official Name	Guinea
Capital	Conakry
Government	Unitary provisional military government
Independence	1958
Languages	French
Currency	GNF
Population Density	58/km²
Calling Code	+224
Timezone	UTC+0
Top-Level Domain	.gn
Driving Side	Right-hand traffic
ISO Code	GN · GIN
Memberships	African UnionECOWASLa Francophonie

Bordering Countries

Guinea shares land borders with 6 countries.

Cote d'Ivoire

Yamoussoukro

31.2M

$2,790

AfricaHDI 0.534

Guinea-Bissau

Bissau

2.2M

$916

AfricaHDI 0.483

Liberia

Monrovia

5.4M

$807

AfricaHDI 0.487

Mali

Bamako

22.6M

$943

AfricaHDI 0.410

Sierra Leone

Freetown

8.6M

$800

AfricaHDI 0.477

Senegal

Dakar

17.8M

$1,750

AfricaHDI 0.517

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Nigeria

Abuja

223.8M

$1,621

AfricaHDI 0.548

Ethiopia

Addis Ababa

126.5M

$1,234

AfricaHDI 0.498

Egypt

Cairo

112.7M

$3,636

AfricaHDI 0.731

DR Congo

Kinshasa

102.3M

$710

AfricaHDI 0.481

Tanzania

Dodoma

67.4M

$1,192

AfricaHDI 0.532

South Africa

Pretoria

60.4M

$6,190

AfricaHDI 0.717