Guinea
Republic of Guinea · Western Africa
Guinea is a country in Western Africa, with Conakry as its capital, home to about 15,099,727 people. Guinea shares land borders with 6 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Conakry |
|---|---|
| Region | Western Africa |
| Currency | Guinean franc (GNF Fr) |
| Calling code | +224 |
| ISO codes | GN / GIN / 324 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇬🇳 |
| Population | 15,099,727 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 245,857 km² |
| Languages | French |
| Internet domain | .gn |
| Demonym | Guinean |
Bordering countries
About Guinea
Guinea, officially Republic of Guinea, is a United Nations member state in Western Africa. Its capital and seat of government is Conakry. It shares land borders with 6 countries. The official currency is the Guinean franc (Fr), using the code GNF.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Guinea for Conakry’s own facts and history.
To call Guinea from abroad, dial the country code +224. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes GN (alpha-2) and GIN (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 15,099,727.
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How Guinea compares
- Area: 245,857 km², ranking 77 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 15,099,727, ranking 74 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 61 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 6, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
Flags with the same colours as Guinea
9 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, yellow, green). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.