| Official name |
Republic of Guinea |
| Name in local language |
République de Guinée (fr) |
| Continent |
Africa |
| Subcontinent |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Population (ranking: 77e) |
12,559,623 inhabitants (2020) |
| Population growth |
2.84 % / year |
| Area |
245,857 km² |
| Density |
51.09 inhabitants / km² |
| GDP (ranking: 150e) |
10.990 billions $USD (2018) |
| GDP/capita (ranking) |
885 $USD (2018) |
| GDP growth |
8.70 % / year (2018) |
| Life expectancy (ranking) |
60.30 years (2018) |
| Birth rate |
37.60 ‰ (2018) |
| Fertility rate |
5.01 children / woman (2014) |
| Death rate (ranking) |
10.00 ‰ (2018) |
| Infant mortality rate (ranking) |
64.80 ‰ (2018) |
| Literacy rate |
45.25 % (2015) |
| Official languages |
French |
| Currency |
Guinean franc (GNF) |
| HDI (ranking: 214e) |
0.466 / 1 (2018) |
| EPI (ranking) |
46.62 (2018) |
| Government |
Unitary presidential republic |
| Head of State |
President Alpha Condé |
| National Day |
2 October (Republic of 1958) |
| ISO Codes |
GN, GIN |
| Demonym |
Guinean |
| Tourists (ranking) |
63,030 people (2016) |
A country full of unexploited resources
Guinea is a country located in West Africa, often referred to as the West African Water Tower. It is surrounded by Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Mali, Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone and the Atlantic Ocean.
Mount Limba, Guinea
Conakry, capitale of Guinea Photo: Joelguinea, Wikipedia
Urban areas (2014)
| Urban areas |
Population |
|
Conakry
|
2,317,376 inhabitants |
|
Nzérékoré (N'Zérékoré)
|
298,797 inhabitants |
|
Kindia
|
242,625 inhabitants |
|
Kankan
|
216,159 inhabitants |
|
Labé
|
205,809 inhabitants |
|
Siguiri
|
183,875 inhabitants |
|
Kintinian
|
124,847 inhabitants |
|
Kamsar
|
113,350 inhabitants |
|
Kissidougou
|
103,335 inhabitants |
|
Guéckédou
|
97,466 inhabitants |
|
Boké
|
95,712 inhabitants |
|
Doko
|
86,782 inhabitants |
|
Mamou
|
83,008 inhabitants |
|
Macenta
|
80,300 inhabitants |
|
Sinko
|
80,104 inhabitants |
|
Faranah
|
77,918 inhabitants |
|
Sangaredi
|
76,425 inhabitants |
|
Timbi-Madina
|
72,707 inhabitants |
|
Banankoro
|
66,597 inhabitants |
|
Lola
|
62,605 inhabitants |
|
Fria
|
61,582 inhabitants |
Administrative divisions
| Regions |
Population |
Area |
| Boké |
1,083,147 inhabitants |
31,186 km² |
| Conakry (Gouvernorat) |
1,660,973 inhabitants |
308 km² |
| Faranah |
941,554 inhabitants |
35,581 km² |
| Kankan |
1,972,537 inhabitants |
72,145 km² |
| Kindia |
1,561,374 inhabitants |
28,873 km² |
| Labé |
994,458 inhabitants |
22,869 km² |
| Mamou |
731,188 inhabitants |
17,074 km² |
| Nzérékoré |
1,578,030 inhabitants |
37,658 km² |
See also