Guinea Geography

Country Name: Republic of Guinea

Capital City: Conakry

Population: 9,690,222 (July 2006)

Population Growth: 2.63% (2006)

Currency: Guinean franc (GNF)

Languages: French (official)

Area: 245,857 sq km

Inflation Rate: 29% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: NA%

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GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF GUINEA

Location:

Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone

Geographic Co-ordinates:

11 00 N, 10 00 W

Area - total:

245,857 sq km

Area - total:

245,857 sq km

Area - land:

245,857 sq km

Area - water:

0 sq km

Land Boundaries:

3,399 km

Border Countries:

Cote d'Ivoire 610 km, Guinea-Bissau 386 km, Liberia 563 km, Mali 858 km, Senegal 330 km, Sierra Leone 652 km

Terrain:

generally flat coastal plain, hilly to mountainous interior

Elevation - highest point:

Mont Nimba 1,752 m

Elevation - lowest point:

Atlantic Ocean 0 m

Natural Resources:

bauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium, hydropower, fish, salt

Arable Land:

4.47%

Permanent Crops:

2.64%

Other Land Use:

92.89% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season