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Guinea

The water tower of West Africa

Passport card

Republic of Guinea

Flag of Guinea

Guinea

Capital
Conakry
Continent
Africa
Currency
Guinean franc
Languages
French, Fula, Malinke and Susu
People
About 1.8 crore
Size
About 2.5 lakh km²
Leader
President Mamadi Doumbouya
Free since
2 October 1958
Time
5½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 6:30 am in Conakry

⭐ At Bossou, wild chimpanzees use stones to crack nuts.

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Two ways to learn

Learn about Guinea

Find it on the globe

Fly from India to Guinea

Turn the globe with your finger. Guinea has 6 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.

Compare with India

Guinea and India, side by side

IndiaGuinea

Both are drawn to the same scale.

  • SizeIndia is about 13 times the size of Guinea.
  • PeopleIndia has about 83 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 1.8 crore in Guinea.
  • DistanceConakry is about 9,600 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
  • TimeGuinea is 5½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 6:30 am in Conakry.

Test yourself

Quiz Me

30 questions on Guinea, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.

Fly through 30 questions on Guinea

  • A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
  • See the right answer and why, straight away.
  • Score 18 or more to earn Guinea's passport stamp.

Map puzzle

Put Guinea back on the map

Guinea and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 7 back?

MaliGuineaLiberiaSenegalSierra LeoneCôte d'IvoireGuinea-Bissau

Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.

Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.

For parents and teachers

Free Guinea worksheet

One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.

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Next stop

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