
| Africa > Western Africa > Guinea | |
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| Official Name Republic of Guinea | |
| Motto Work, Justice, Solidarity | |
| Region Africa | |
| Sub-Region Western Africa | |
| Capital Conakry | |
| Currency Guinean Franc (GNF) | |
| Independence Day 2 Oct 1958: Independence from France in 1958. | |
| Population 10,628,972 | |
| Nationality Guinean | |
| Ethnic Group 37.0% Fula, 36.0% Mandinka, 13.0% Susu, 5.0% Kissi, 5.0% Kpelle, 4.0% others | |
| Area 245,857 km2 | |
| Neighbor Countries Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone | |
| Time Zone GMT (UTC+0) | |
| Geo Location Latitude 11.00, Longitude -10.00 | |
| Dialing Code +224 | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 2 code GN | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 3 code GIN | |
| ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 324 | |
| Code for International Olympic Committee GUI | |
| Country Domain (ccTLD) .gn | |