Guinea

Geography

Economics

Demographics

Military

Politics

Surface

Surface (in square kilometers)

Surface (in square miles)

Surface (water)

Water Surface (in square kilometers)

Water Surface (in square miles)

Share of water (%)

Temperature

Average temperature (in Celcius)

Average temperature (in Farenheit)

Average high temperature (in Celcius)

Average high temperature (in Farenheit)

During its cooler period, from August to October, the average temperature goes down to 22.5 degrees Celsius or 72.5 degrees Fahrenheit.

Average low temperature (in Celcius)

Average low temperature (in Farenheit)

Rainfall

Average rainfall (mm)

Average rainfall (inch)

Distance to other capitals (kilometers)

Distance to other capitals (miles)

Proximity

It has the 196th highest GDP per service area which stands at US$49,944 per square kilometer or US$129,353 per square mile.

Economic organizations

Gross Domestic Product (US$)

Gross Domestic Product per capita

Amount of memberships (economic organizations)

Absolute earnings for every 1$

Relative earnings

GDP in PPP per capita (in US$)

GDP in PPP per capita

Gross Domestic product (in million US$)

GDP per capita (in US$)

Its GDP per capita is the 170th highest in the world and is US$973 per year.

Its purchasing power is the 171st highest in the world and is around US$2397.

Surface GDP

GDP per square kilometer (in US$)

GDP per square mile(in US$)

Relative GDP in PPP

Population

Population density

It has the 127th highest population density in the world with 51 people per square kilometer or 133 people per square mile.

Emigration

Around 4.3 percent of the population or just under 550,000 people have migrated from Guinea. Most migrants are high skilled labourers or students that mainly migrated to France, Spain and the United States. Other low skilled labourers are looking for economic opportunities in the region with Ivory Coast and Sierra Leone being the largest recipients. A third wave of emigrants are internally displaced people as a result of flooding.

Immigration

Literacy

Health

Population density (in km2)

Population density (in mi2)

Religion

Christianity (share of the total population)

Islam (share of the total population)

Buddhism (share of the total population)

Hinduism (share of the total population)

Judaism (share of the total population)

Other religions (share of the total population)

Non-religious (share of the total population)

Military spending (in % of GDP)

Military spending

Around 1.37 percent of its GDP, or US$195 million is spent on its military which makes Guinea the 120th highest military spender in the world.

The military of Guinea, called the Republic of Guinea Armed Forces consists of a Navy, and Air Force and an Army with the national police and the Republican guard being two of its large subbranches. It is mainly tasked with defending Guinea from external threats as well as maintaining border integrity. Around 1.37 percent of its GDP, or US$195 million is spent on its military which makes Guinea the 120th highest military spender in the world.

Military membership

Guinea is also a member of three international military organizations which ranks it as the 160th most connected state. It is a member of the following organizations:

South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Non-Aligned Movement

Military membership

International wars

Guinea is partaken in two international wars. These are:

Guinea-Bissau Civil War 1998-1999
Second Liberian Civil War 1999-1003

Number of international wars fought

Military spending (in US$ million)

Membership (international political organizations)

Guinea is a member of nine international political organizations which ranks it as the 155th most politically interconnected state in the world. It is a member of the following organizations:

Member state of the United Nations
International Labour Organization
African Union
Member states of the Organization internationale de la Francophonie
Organization of Islamic Cooperation
International Criminal Court

Political Membership

Democracy/dictatorship rating

Due to civil unrest as well as military coups in the last two decades, democracy has been limited in Guinea. Currently, the election results have been put into question by the opposition parties and corruption has not been brought down. This ranks Guinea as the 133rd most democratic state in the world.

Democracy/Dictatorship

The politics of Guinea take place in the form of a presidential representative Republic where the president is head of state, and the Prime Minister is head of government.

Interpol
Association of World Election Bodies
World Organization for Animal Health

If you liked this page, and you want to support us, please take a look at the support options on the top bar.

If you want to know more about other states, click on the flag on the right to discover Guinea Bissau.

Guinea is a member of 12 international economic organizations which ranks it as the 94th most connected state in the world. It is a member of the following organizations:

Alliance for Financial Inclusion
African development Bank
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
International Monetary Fund
Islamic Development Bank
World Bank Group
World Customs Organization
World Trade Organization

Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States
Economic Community of West African States
International Solar Alliance
Group of 77

Immigration to Guinea has been tolerated by the government with some harassment by local officials. In total, more than 100,000 people or 0.88 percent of the population has migrated to Guinea.

Even though education is compulsory between the ages of six and 14, the availability of educational resources as well as school attendance has plummeted in the last 40 years. Currently, Guinea has the 193rd highest literacy rate in the world which stands at 30.8 percent. Several efforts to raise the literacy rate have been fruitless due to internal instability.

Known for having the largest deposits of iron as well as other rare earth minerals, Guinea is full of potential. It is speculated that its name is a corruption of neighbouring Ghana. Before contact with European explorers, the area was dominated by the Susu people which ruled the land until the 16th century. Its first contact with European explorers was with the Portuguese. Only at the end of the 19th century does France declare Guinea to be a colony of the French Empire and later on part of the west African Federation. Nearly 60 years later, in 1958, Guinea became an independent state and during the Cold War, Guinea politically aligned itself with the Soviet Union. During this period, Guinea experienced political stability. However, after the fall of the Soviet Union, political instability arose and riots between the government and opposition groups have become common. .

The landscape of Guinea is mainly made up of high vegetation as well as lightly forested areas and a rain forest to the south. It has two mountain ranges, one in the Northwest and one in the southeast. Located in West Africa, Guinea borders Guinea-Bissau to its northwest, Senegal to its north, Mali to its northeast, Ivory Coast to its east and Sierra Leone and Liberia to its south. To its west it is located on the Atlantic Ocean.

It is the 77th largest state in the world with a total surface area of 247,086 square kilometers or 95,401 square miles. This makes Guinea slightly larger than the United Kingdom and slightly smaller than Gabon.

It is the 137th state with the highest water surface area which is 141 square kilometers or 54 square miles.

Below, a graph is shown which displays the absolute amount of water of each state in square kilometers and square miles.

Most of its water is in the form of surface water which originates from its two mountain ranges that flows down to more than 20 separate rivers.

Because Guinea stretches from the Atlantic Ocean inland, its temperature differences are relatively high. Its average temperature is 25.6 degrees Celsius or 78.1 degrees Fahrenheit.

During the warmer period which is from April to June, the average temperature goes up to 29.4 degrees Celsius or 84.9 degrees Fahrenheit.

Precipitation is unevenly spread out throughout Guinea with its coastal region receiving up to four times as much as its inland area. Most of its rainfall occurs from June to November when several monsoons are active. On average, Guinea receives 215.7 centimetres or 84.9 inches of rainfall per year which ranks it as the 26th highest in the world.

The capital of Guinea, Conakry, is home to 1.7 million people. The capital that is closest located to Conakry is Freetown Sierra Leone with a distance of 107.9 kilometers or 67.1 miles. The capital that is furthest removed from Conakry is Honiara of the Solomon Islands with a distance of 19,352 kilometers or 12,025 miles.

Aside from a significant iron deposit, it has the largest bauxite reserves in the world. However, due to corruption, civil unrest as well as several military takeovers, foreign investors have been reluctant to invest in infrastructure for the extraction of these minerals. Most of its exported goods are currently gold and other metals which are mainly exported to Ghana and the United Arab Emirates which combined represent more than 40 percent of total exports. Its imports come from China, the Netherlands and the United Arab Emirates which also combined represent more than 40 percent of total imports.

Its GDP is the 138th highest in the world and with US$12.3 billion it represents 0.015 percent of total global GDP.

The relative Gross Domestic Product in Purchasing Power Parity compares the purchasing power of this state with that of the rest of the world. The graph on the left shows how much purchasing power of 1$ compared to the purchasing power of other states

Guinea has a total population of 12.7 million people which ranks it as the 74th most populous state in the world. Several regions within Guinea are dominated by a single native tribe. These tribes each speak their own language with Susu, Pular and Maninka being the largest. However, for intertribal communication, French has been recognized as the official language.

Due to unsanitary drinking water as well as the prevalence of mosquito borne diseases, Guinea has one of the lowest life expectancies in the world with a rank of 177. The average life expectancy is 62.7 years with women reaching 63.3 years and men reaching 61.8 years. One of the leading causes of death are malaria and diarrhoea from contaminated drinking water. Other communicable diseases such as Ebola are also a large cause of concern for the overall health of the population.

Guinea has no official state religion and mainly recognizes Christianity and Islam as its two most important religions for which it recognizes several national holidays.

Christianity is the second largest religion in Guinea and are represented by several denominations such as Anglicans, and Jehovah witnesses. However, Catholicism is the largest denomination within the Christian population. With 23.6 percent of the population adhering to Christianity, Guinea is the 140th most Christian state in the world.

Islam is the largest religion in Guinea and is followed by 76 percent the population. This makes Guinea the 32nd most Islamic state in the world. The largest denomination is Sunni with the Maliki School being the largest subbranch. Islam was introduced during the 11th century through merchants and by the 14th century it became a state religion. During French colonial rule, Islam was allowed to grow and encountered few limitations.

There are no official Buddhist organizations in Guinea.

There are no official Hindu organizations in Guinea.

There are no official Jewish organizations in Guinea.

Other religions are mainly traditional African religions that are practiced by smaller tribes in Guinea. Currently 1.84 percent of the population follows these religions.

Irreligion is prevalent in 1.2 percent of the population. This number is estimated to be higher, but due to social pressure, irreligion is frowned upon.