Guinea
Republic of Guinea
Guinea sits in Western Africa and uses GNF - Guinean franc (Fr). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Conakry
Population
14M
Area
245.9K km2
Population
14M
13,986,179 people
Area
245.9K km2
245,857 square kilometers
Density
57/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Conakry
9.6412, -13.5784
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Guinea, officially listed here as Republic of Guinea, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Guinea, GN, GIN, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Guinea is grouped under Africa, more specifically Western Africa, with Africa shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 13,986,179 people and a land area of 245,857 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 57 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 11, -10, while the capital coordinate reference is 9.6412, -13.5784. Guinea shares listed land borders with CIV, GNB, LBR, MLI, SEN, SLE, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Conakry (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Conakry, Siguiri, Mamou, N’Zérékoré and Guéckédou. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Guinea, capital of Guinea, and major urban areas in Guinea. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary presidential republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include African Union and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Guinea uses calling code +224, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists GNF - Guinean franc (Fr), while language records include French. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as RG. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 29.6 for 2018.
How to use this profile
This Guinea profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
GN / GIN
Top-level domains
.gn
Continents
Africa
Border countries
CIV, GNB, LBR, MLI, SEN, SLE
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
RG
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Guinea is represented by the GN country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Conakry
Conakry
1,667,864
primary
#2
Siguiri
Kankan
436,555
minor
#3
Mamou
Mamou
376,269
admin
#4
N’Zérékoré
N’Zérékoré
316,065
admin
#5
Guéckédou
N’Zérékoré
221,715
minor
Governance
Government type
Unitary presidential republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+224
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC
Languages
French
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
29.6
2018