August 30, 2008, 2:56 am
 Make this page Home page   Add to Favorites  
worldy.info home





Flag
Flag of Guinea
Map
Map of Guinea
Region: Northwestern Africa
View Guinea on interactive map
Weather in Guinea
Related biographies
No related biography yet.

Info about Guinea



Guinea, in West Africa on the Atlantic, is also bordered by Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Mali, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Slightly smaller than Oregon, the country consists of a coastal plain, a mountainous region, a savanna interior, and a forest area in the Guinea Highlands. The highest peak is Mount Nimba at 5,748 ft (1,752 m).

Capital
Conakry - 1 366 000 people
all city from Guinea

Country lead by
President: Lansana Conté (1984)
Prime Minister: Lansana Kouyaté (2007)

Population
9,690,222 (growth rate: 2.6%); birth rate: 41.8/1000; infant mortality rate: 90.0/1000; life expectancy: 49.5; density per sq mi: 102

Land Area
94,927 sq mi (245,861 sq km)

Monetary unit
Guinean franc

Language

French (official), native tongues (Malinké, Susu, Fulani)

Ethnicity
Peuhl 40%, Malinke 30%, Susu 20%, smaller tribes 10%

Religion
Islam 85%, Christian 8%, indigenous 7%

Transportation
Railways: total: 837 km (2004). Highways: total: 30,500 km; paved: 5,033 km; unpaved: 25,467 km (1999 est.). Waterways: 1,295 km (navigable by shallow-draft native craft) (2003). Ports and harbors: Kamsar. Airports: 16 (2004 est.).

Internet tld
.gn
Travel guides to Guinea

©2007 Worldy.info. All right reserved.
 
 
 
The maps and flags images are National Geographic™ Society property.
Weather information is provided by Weather.com™
The news are provided by European Breaking News Channel