Guinea
Country in Western Africa
Guinea is a country in Western Africa, with its capital in Conakry. About 15.1 million people live there (2025), making it the 74th most populous of the 195 countries. At 245,857 km², it is the 77th largest country by area. It borders Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal and Sierra Leone.
Guinea at a glance
- Capital
- Conakry
- Population (2025)
- 15.1 million
- Area
- 245,857 km²
- Density
- 61 per km²
- Official language
- French
- Currency
- Guinean franc
- People
- Guinean
- Calling code
- +224
- Internet domain
- .gn
- Coast
- Has a coastline
Where is Guinea?
How Guinea compares
Population rank
74th of 195
27th of 54 in Africa
Size rank
77th of 195
31st of 54 in Africa
Crowding
61 per km²
More crowded than 36% of countries
- Similar in size: United Kingdom (242,900 km²).
- Similar population: Benin (14.8 million).
- Guinea is the only place that uses the Guinean franc.
- French is also an official language in 30 other countries: Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada and 24 more.
The flag of Guinea
Flags that look like it
How to tell them apart: Senegal and Mali are both green, yellow and red; Senegal has a green star in the middle. Guinea reverses the order to red, yellow and green, and Cameroon puts a yellow star on a red middle stripe.
Would you recognise Guinea?
How players do with Guinea
Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Guinea so far, from 72 answers up to November 2026.
On the map
40% right
38th hardest of 176 · 72 answers
- Players find Guinea on the map in 40% of tries, which makes it one of the harder places to find. The most common wrong answer is Senegal.
Countries that border Guinea
Guinea borders 6 countries: Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal and Sierra Leone.
Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Guinea-Bissau
Liberia
Sierra LeoneQuick quiz: Guinea
3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.
1. Which is the flag of Guinea?
That's the flag of Guinea, easy to confuse with Senegal, Mali and Cameroon.
2. What is the capital of Guinea?
Conakry is the capital of Guinea.
3. Which of these borders Guinea?
Guinea borders Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal and Sierra Leone.
Questions about Guinea
Is Guinea a country?
Yes. Guinea is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.
What is the capital of Guinea?
The capital of Guinea is Conakry.
Which countries border Guinea?
Guinea borders 6 countries: Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal and Sierra Leone.
How many countries border Guinea?
6. Guinea shares a land border with 6 countries.
How big is Guinea?
Guinea covers 245,857 km², about the same size as the United Kingdom (242,900 km²).
Is Guinea hard to find on a map?
Yes, for many players. On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Guinea in 40% of 72 tries, 38th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Senegal.
Which flags look like the flag of Guinea?
Senegal, Mali and Cameroon. Senegal and Mali are both green, yellow and red; Senegal has a green star in the middle. Guinea reverses the order to red, yellow and green, and Cameroon puts a yellow star on a red middle stripe.
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