Outline of Guinea

The Flag of Guinea		The Coat of arms of Guinea

The location of Guinea

An enlargeable map of the Republic of Guinea

See also: Index of Guinea-related articles

The Republic of Guinea is a sovereign country located in West Africa, that was formerly known as French Guinea.^[1] Guinea's territory has a curved shape, with its base at the Atlantic Ocean, inland to the east, and turning south. The base borders Guinea-Bissau and Senegal to the north, and Mali to the north and north-east; the inland part borders Côte d'Ivoire to the south-east, Liberia to the south, and Sierra Leone to the west of the southern tip. Its water sources include the Niger, Senegal, and Gambia rivers. Guinea is sometimes called Guinea-Conakry (Conakry being its capital) to differentiate it from the neighboring Guinea-Bissau (whose capital is Bissau).

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Guinea:

General reference

An enlargeable relief map of Guinea

• Pronunciation: /ˈɡɪni/
• Common English country names: Guinea or Guinea-Conakry
• Official English country name: The Republic of Guinea
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Guinean
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Guinea
• ISO country codes: GN, GIN, 324
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:GN
• Internet country code top-level domain: .gn

Geography of Guinea

An enlargeable topographic map of Guinea

Main article: Geography of Guinea

• Guinea is: a country
• Population of Guinea: 9,370,000 - 87th most populous country
• Area of Guinea: 245,857 km²
• Atlas of Guinea

Location

• Guinea is situated within the following regions:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
  • Africa
    • West Africa
• Time zone: Coordinated Universal Time UTC+00
• Extreme points of Guinea
  • High: Mont Nimba 1,752 m (5,748 ft)
  • Low: North Atlantic Ocean 0 m
• Land boundaries: 3,399 km

   Mali 858 km

   Sierra Leone 652 km

   Cote d'Ivoire 610 km

   Liberia 563 km

   Guinea-Bissau 386 km

   Senegal 330 km

  • Coastline: North Atlantic Ocean 320 km

Environment of Guinea

An enlargeable satellite image of Guinea

Main article: Environment of Guinea

• Climate of Guinea
• Environmental issues in Guinea
• Ecoregions in Guinea
• Renewable energy in Guinea
• Geology of Guinea
• Protected areas of Guinea
  • Biosphere reserves in Guinea
  • National parks of Guinea
• Wildlife of Guinea
  • Flora of Guinea
  • Fauna of Guinea
    • Birds of Guinea
    • Mammals of Guinea

Natural geographic features of Guinea

Main article: Landforms of Guinea

• Glaciers in Guinea: none ^[2]
• Islands of Guinea
• Lakes of Guinea
• Mountains of Guinea
  • Volcanoes in Guinea
• Rivers of Guinea
  • Waterfalls of Guinea
• Valleys of Guinea
• World Heritage Sites in Guinea

Regions of Guinea

Ecoregions of Guinea

Main article: Ecoregions in Guinea

Administrative divisions of Guinea

Main article: Administrative divisions of Guinea

• Regions of Guinea
  • Prefectures of Guinea

Regions of Guinea

Main article: Regions of Guinea

Prefectures of Guinea

Main article: Prefectures of Guinea

Municipalities of Guinea

• Capital of Guinea: Conakry
• Cities of Guinea

Demography of Guinea

Main article: Demographics of Guinea

Government and politics of Guinea

Main article: Government of Guinea and Politics of Guinea

• Form of government: presidential republic
• Capital of Guinea: Conakry

• Elections in Guinea
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in Guinea
• Political scandals of Guinea
• Taxation in Guinea

Branches of the government of Guinea

Main article: Government of Guinea

Executive branch of the government of Guinea

• Head of state: President of Guinea,
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Guinea,
• Cabinet of Guinea

Legislative branch of the government of Guinea

• Parliament of Guinea (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of Guinea
  • Lower house: House of Commons of Guinea

Judicial branch of the government of Guinea

Main article: Court system of Guinea

• Supreme Court of Guinea

Foreign relations of Guinea

Main article: Foreign relations of Guinea

• Diplomatic missions in Guinea
• Diplomatic missions of Guinea

International organization membership

The Republic of Guinea is a member of:^[1]

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP) African Development Bank Group (AfDB) African Union (AU) Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Group of 77 (G77) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Court (ICCt) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Migration (IOM) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Nonaligned Movement (NAM) Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) Universal Postal Union (UPU) World Confederation of Labour (WCL) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Guinea

Main article: Law of Guinea

• Capital punishment in Guinea
• Constitution of Guinea
• Crime in Guinea
• Human rights in Guinea
  • LGBT rights in Guinea
  • Freedom of religion in Guinea
• Law enforcement in Guinea

Military of Guinea

Main article: Military of Guinea

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Guinea
• Forces
  • Army of Guinea
  • Navy of Guinea
  • Air Force of Guinea
  • Special forces of Guinea
• Military history of Guinea
• Military ranks of Guinea

Local government in Guinea

Main article: Local government in Guinea

History of Guinea

Main article: History of Guinea, Timeline of the history of Guinea, and Current events of Guinea

• Economic history of Guinea
• Military history of Guinea

Culture of Guinea

Main article: Culture of Guinea

• Architecture of Guinea
• Cuisine of Guinea
• Ethnic minorities in Guinea
• Festivals in Guinea
• Humor in Guinea
• Languages of Guinea
• Media in Guinea
• National symbols of Guinea
  • Coat of arms of Guinea
  • Flag of Guinea
  • National anthem of Guinea
• People of Guinea
• Prostitution in Guinea
• Public holidays in Guinea
• Records of Guinea
• Religion in Guinea
  • Buddhism in Guinea
  • Christianity in Guinea
  • Hinduism in Guinea
  • Islam in Guinea
  • Judaism in Guinea
  • Sikhism in Guinea
• World Heritage Sites in Guinea

Art in Guinea

• Art in Guinea
• Cinema of Guinea
• Literature of Guinea
• Music of Guinea
• Television in Guinea
• Theatre in Guinea

Sports in Guinea

Main article: Sports in Guinea

• Football in Guinea
• Guinea at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Guinea

Main article: Economy of Guinea

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 138th (one hundred and thirty eighth)

• Agriculture in Guinea
• Banking in Guinea
  • National Bank of Guinea
• Communications in Guinea
  • Internet in Guinea
• Companies of Guinea
• Currency of Guinea: Franc
  • ISO 4217: GNF
• Economic history of Guinea
• Energy in Guinea
  • Energy policy of Guinea
  • Oil industry in Guinea
• Health care in Guinea
• Mining in Guinea
• Guinea Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Guinea
• Transport in Guinea
  • Airports in Guinea
  • Rail transport in Guinea
  • Roads in Guinea
• Water supply and sanitation in Guinea

Education in Guinea

Main article: Education in Guinea

See also

	Guinea portal
	Africa portal

Main article: Guinea

• Index of Guinea-related articles
• List of Guinea-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Africa
• Outline of geography

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Guinea". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gv.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009. 
2. ^ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Guinea

• Official Government Website (French)