Guinea

estimate population 8,011,200 - Capital City Conakry

The Republic of Guinea lies north of the equator on the Atlantic coast of West Africa. Guinea has 320 kilometres (200 miles) of coastline between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone. It is also bordered by Senegal, Mali, Cote d'Ivoire, and Liberia. It has an area of nearly 246,000 square kilometres (95,000 square miles). French is the official language but Peuhl and Malinke are also spoken.

 

 

 

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