| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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| groups tours with set departures |
World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT 0 (Greenwich mean time) | Daylight savings: None |
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| Main languages: | French |
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| Other languages: | Basari, Kissi, Koniagi, Kpelle, Loma, Malinke, Pulaar, Susu |
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| Currency: |
Guinean francs (GNF) €1 = FG0.00, $1 = FG9194, £1 = FG12227 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .gn | International Dialling Code: 224 |
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For help planning your trip to Guinea including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Guinea trip planning page.
Further information on Guinea
Discover more about Guinea - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 245,857 sq km (0 sq km under water)
Coastline: 320 km (Atlantic Ocean)
Neighbours (border lengths): Guinea Bissau (386km), Ivory Coast (610km), Liberia (563km), Mali (858km), Senegal (330km), Sierra Leone (652km)
Climate: Tropical climate, generally hot and humid with monsoonal-type rainy season from June to November with southwesterly winds and a dry season from December to May with northeasterly harmattan winds.
Highest mountain: Mont Nimba (1,752m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Guinea from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | Partly Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | Authoritarian regime | 143/167 |
 | Economic Freedom | Mostly Unfree | 144/179 |
 | Press Freedom | Noticeable problems | 100/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | No rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | High corruption | 145/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | 161/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Full name: Republic of Guinea Status: Independent Country
Population: 11,474,383 (rank: 75/196) Density: 46.6 people/sq km (rank: 132/196)
Ethnic groups: Peuhl 40%, Malinke 30%, Soussou 20%, smaller ethnic groups 10%
Religions: Muslim 85%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 7%
GDP (PPP): $12.56 billion GDP per capita: $1,100 (rank: 183/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.