Home / Countries / Guinea Guinea Africa · Capital Conakry
Guinea is a country in Africa. Its capital city is Conakry. It has a population of around 12,414,318 people. The main language is French and the official currency is the Guinean franc. It shares land borders with 6 countries.
Guinea is a country in Africa. Its capital is Conakry. It has a population of 12,414,318, bordering 6 countries. The official language is French. The official currency is the Guinean franc. Where is Guinea?
United Arab Emirates Afghanistan Albania Armenia Angola Antarctica Argentina Austria Australia Azerbaijan Bosnia and Herzegovina Bangladesh Belgium Burkina Faso Bulgaria Burundi Benin Brunei Bolivia Brazil Bahamas Bhutan Botswana Belarus Belize Canada DR Congo Central African Republic Republic of the Congo Switzerland Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Chile Cameroon China Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Cyprus Czechia Germany Djibouti Denmark Dominican Republic Algeria Ecuador Estonia Egypt Western Sahara Eritrea Spain Ethiopia Finland Fiji Falkland Islands France Gabon United Kingdom Georgia Ghana Greenland Gambia Guinea Equatorial Guinea Greece Guatemala Guinea-Bissau Guyana Honduras Croatia Haiti Hungary Indonesia Ireland Israel India Iraq Iran Iceland Italy Jamaica Jordan Japan Kenya Kyrgyzstan Cambodia North Korea South Korea Kuwait Kazakhstan Laos Lebanon Sri Lanka Liberia Lesotho Lithuania Luxembourg Latvia Libya Morocco Moldova Montenegro Madagascar North Macedonia Mali Myanmar Mongolia Mauritania Malawi Mexico Malaysia Mozambique Namibia New Caledonia Niger Nigeria Nicaragua Netherlands Norway Nepal New Zealand Oman Panama Peru Papua New Guinea Philippines Pakistan Poland Puerto Rico Palestine Portugal Paraguay Qatar Romania Serbia Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Solomon Islands Sudan Sweden Slovenia Slovakia Sierra Leone Senegal Somalia Suriname South Sudan El Salvador Syria Eswatini (Swaziland) Chad French Southern and Antarctic Lands Togo Thailand Tajikistan Timor-Leste Turkmenistan Tunisia Turkey Trinidad and Tobago Taiwan Tanzania Ukraine Uganda United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Vietnam Vanuatu Yemen South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe
Guinea at a glance
Capital Conakry
Population 12.4M
Currency Guinean franc
Language French
Continent Africa
Coastline Yes The flag of Guinea This is the national flag of Guinea. Learn to spot it in a timed challenge — see a flag, pick the country, beat the clock.
Play Guess the Flag → Frequently asked questions about Guinea What is the capital of Guinea? The capital of Guinea is Conakry.
What continent is Guinea in? Guinea is located in Africa.
What is the population of Guinea? Guinea has a population of approximately 12,414,318 people.
What is the currency of Guinea? The official currency of Guinea is the Guinean franc.
What language is spoken in Guinea? The main language spoken in Guinea is French.
What is the flag of Guinea? Guinea's national flag is shown on this page. You can see the flag design and test your recognition in the DodoThinks flag quiz.
Test your geography Turn what you just read into recall — free, timed, no signup.
← Browse all countries · Geography guides & blog →
Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Guinea-Bissau
Liberia
Mali
Senegal
Sierra Leone