Republic of Guinea

Guinea

Also known as: Guinée (French), 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 (Pular), ߖߌߣߍ (Eastern Maninka), Republic of Guinea, République de Guinée (French), 𞤖𞤢𞤱𞤼𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 (Pular), ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫ ߞߊ ߝߊߛߏߖߊߡߊߣߊ (Eastern Maninkakan)

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République de Guinée · Republic of Guinea

Conakry

Conakry, Guinea WEATHER

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Guinea is a country in West Africa characterized by coastal plains along the Atlantic Ocean, forested highlands including the Fouta Djallon plateau, and river systems that form the sources of major West African rivers.

Guinea

📍 Guinea is a country located in West Africa, positioned along the Atlantic coast and forming part of the region’s diverse geographic zone. It is bordered by Guinea-Bissau and Senegal to the northwest, Mali to the northeast, Ivory Coast to the southeast, and Liberia and Sierra Leone to the south, with a coastline along the Atlantic Ocean to the west.

Guinea’s landscape is varied, featuring coastal plains, mountainous regions such as the Fouta Djallon highlands, and forested areas in the southeast. The country is also the source of several major West African rivers, including the Niger River, Senegal River, and Gambia River. This geographic diversity supports agriculture and biodiversity. Guinea’s location has historically made it an important region for trade, migration, and cultural exchange in West Africa.

Capital

Conakry, Conakry

(Conakry, Conakry)

👥~2,200,000

Largest Cities

Conakry, Conakry

(Conakry, Conakry)

👥~2,200,000

Nzérékoré, Nzérékoré

(Nzérékoré, Nzérékoré)

👥~300,000

Kankan, Kankan

(Kankan, Kankan)

👥~200,000

Kindia, Kindia

(Kindia, Kindia)

👥~180,000

Labé, Labé

(Labé, Labé)

👥~120,000

Kissidougou, Faranah

(Kissidougou, Faranah)

👥~110,000

Guéckédou, Nzérékoré

(Guéckédou, Nzérékoré)

👥~100,000

Mamou, Mamou

(Mamou, Mamou)

👥~90,000

Boké, Boké

(Boké, Boké)

👥~80,000

Forécariah, Kindia

(Forécariah, Kindia)

👥~70,000

Faranah, Faranah

(Faranah, Faranah)

👥~65,000

Dabola, Faranah

(Dabola, Faranah)

👥~60,000

Siguiri, Kankan

(Siguiri, Kankan)

👥~55,000

Kérouané, Kankan

(Kérouané, Kankan)

👥~50,000

Mandiana, Kankan

(Mandiana, Kankan)

👥~45,000

Koundara, Boké

(Koundara, Boké)

👥~40,000

Gaoual, Boké

(Gaoual, Boké)

👥~35,000

Télimélé, Kindia

(Télimélé, Kindia)

👥~30,000

Pita, Labé

(Pita, Labé)

👥~28,000

Lélouma, Labé

(Lélouma, Labé)

👥~25,000

Mali, Labé

(Mali, Labé)

👥~23,000

Koubia, Labé

(Koubia, Labé)

👥~20,000

Yomou, Nzérékoré

(Yomou, Nzérékoré)

👥~18,000

Beyla, Nzérékoré

(Beyla, Nzérékoré)

👥~15,000

Macenta, Nzérékoré

(Macenta, Nzérékoré)

👥~15,000

Road System (Transportation Infrastructure)

Drives On: Right

Guinea follows right-hand traffic regulations.

Electrical System (Power Plug Types)

Primary Plug Types: Type C, Type F & Type K

Guinea commonly uses Type C, Type F, and Type K electrical outlets.

What is the Internet TLD for Guinea?

A top-level domain (TLD) is the last section of a website address that appears after the final dot.

Country-code top-level domains are called ccTLDs and are assigned to countries and territories around the world.

Examples:

.us = United States .fr = France .jp = Japan

Guinea uses:

.gn

What is the ISO Code for Guinea?

ISO country codes come from the international standard ISO 3166 created by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). These codes are used globally in databases, aviation systems, banking, shipping, and international data systems to uniquely identify countries and territories.

ISO 3166-1 codes are the two-letter country codes such as US, FR, or JP. These are called Level-1 ISO codes.

Only ISO 3166-1 codes support flag emojis. Flag emojis are created by combining two Unicode regional indicator letters that match the country's ISO two-letter code.

Guinea is assigned the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code:

GN

Subdivision codes do not have flag emojis.

ISO-2 Code: GN

ISO-3 Code: GIN

ISO Numeric Code: 324

GN