Guinea

Summary of Guinea located in Africa.   Back to All Countries List

Offical Flag of Guinea
FIPS Code :   GV
ISO Code :   GN
ISO 3 Code :   GIN
Numeric ISO :   324
Continent :   Africa
Area in (Sq KM) :   245857
DMS :   9° 56' 44.11" N, 9° 41' 47.92" W
Phone Code :   224
Currency :   Franc (GNF)
In Native :   Gine

Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a west-coastal country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea, the modern country is sometimes referred to as Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from other countries with "Guinea" in the name and the eponymous region, such as Guinea-Bissau and Equatorial Guinea. Guinea has a population of 12.4 million and an area of 245,857 square kilometres (94,926 sq mi).

October 2 Guinea Independence Day: Celebrates the anniversary of independence from France on 2 October 1958
 
Capital :   Conakry
Neighbour Countries :   Liberia,   Senegal,   Sierra Leone,   Ivory Coast,   Guinea-Bissau,   Mali
Languages :   French

Regions in Guinea

Boké Region
Conakry Special Zone
Faranah Region
Kankan Region
Kindia Region
Labé Region
Mamou Region
Nzérékoré Region

Time zones in Guinea

Countries can have more than one time zone. Date time has been calculated using UTC.

Time Zone Id GMT Offset Current Date Time
Africa/Conakry 0 Thursday, April 3, 2025 11:00:35 PM

Time Zone Name GMT Offset Current Date Time
Greenwich Standard Time 0 Thursday, April 3, 2025 11:00:35 PM

Largest Cities and Populated Areas of Guinea

Camayenne
Conakry
Kankan
Kindia
Nzerekore