Guinea

• generally hot and humid;
• monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds;
• dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds

noun:

Guinean(s)

adjective:

Guinean

total:

19.5 years (2025 est.)

male:

19.2 years

female:

19.6 years

at birth:

1.03 male(s)/female

0-14 years:

1.02 male(s)/female

15-64 years:

1 male(s)/female

65 years and over:

0.83 male(s)/female

total population:

1 male(s)/female (2024 est.)

total:

45.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)

male:

51.6 deaths/1,000 live births

female:

42.3 deaths/1,000 live births

total population:

64.6 years (2024 est.)

male:

62.7 years

female:

66.6 years

total:

0.33 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

beer:

0.29 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

wine:

0.01 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

spirits:

0.03 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

other alcohols:

0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

women married by age 15:

17% (2018)

women married by age 18:

46.5% (2018)

men married by age 18:

1.9% (2018)

• deforestation;
• inadequate potable water;
• desertification;
• soil contamination and erosion;
• overfishing, overpopulation in forest region;
• poor mining practices;
• water pollution;
• improper waste disposal

party to:

Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling

signed, but not ratified:

none of the selected agreements

• generally hot and humid;
• monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds;
• dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds

urban population:

38.1% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization:

3.64% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

municipal solid waste generated annually:

596,900 tons (2024 est.)

percent of municipal solid waste recycled:

23.9% (2022 est.)

municipal:

230 million cubic meters (2022 est.)

industrial:

60 million cubic meters (2022 est.)

agricultural:

600 million cubic meters (2022 est.)

conventional long form:

Republic of Guinea

conventional short form:

Guinea

local long form:

République de Guinée

local short form:

Guinée

former:

French Guinea

etymology:

the country is named after the Guinea region of West Africa that lies along the Gulf of Guinea, but the name itself derives from the Tuareg word aginaw , meaning "black people"

name:

Conakry

geographic coordinates:

9 30 N, 13 42 W

time difference:

UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology:

• the name derives from konakri , a Susu word meaning "over the water" and referring to the city's location on a peninsula;
• it was originally the name of a local village

• 7 administrative regions ( régions administratives , singular - région administrative ) and 1 governorate ( gouvenorat )*;
• Boke, Conakry*, Faranah, Kankan, Kindia, Labe, Mamou, N'Zerekore

history:

• previous 1958, 1990;
• 2010 and a referendum in 2020, which was suspended on 5 September 2021 via a coup d'état;
• on 27 September, the Transitional Charter was released, which supersedes the constitution until a new constitution is promulgated

citizenship by birth:

no

citizenship by descent only:

at least one parent must be a citizen of Guinea

dual citizenship recognized:

no

residency requirement for naturalization:

na

highest court(s):

• Supreme Court or Cour Suprême (organized into Administrative Chamber and Civil, Penal, and Social Chamber; court consists of the first president, 2 chamber presidents, 10 councilors, the solicitor general, and NA deputies);
• Constitutional Court - suspended on 5 September 2021

judge selection and term of office:

• Supreme Court first president appointed by the national president after consultation with the National Assembly;
• other members appointed by presidential decree;
• members serve 9-year terms until age 65

subordinate courts:

• Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel;
• High Court of Justice or Cour d'Assises;
• Court of Account (Court of Auditors);
• Courts of First Instance (Tribunal de Première Instance);
• labor court;
• military tribunal;
• justices of the peace;
• specialized courts

• African Congress for Democracy and Renewal or CADRE
• Alliance for National Renewal or ARN
• Alliance for National Renewal or ARENA
• Bloc Liberal or BL
• Citizen Generation or GECI
• Citizen Party for the Defense of Collective Interests or PCDIC
• Democratic Alliance for Renewal or ADR
• Democratic National Movement or MND
• Democratic Union for Renewal and Progress or UDRP
• Democratic Union of Guinea or UDG
• Democratic People's Movement of Guinea or MPDG
• Democratic Workers' Party of Guinea or PDTG
• Front for the National Alliance or FAN
• Generation for Reconciliation Union and Prosperity or GRUP
• Guinea for Democracy and Balance or GDE
• Guinean Party for Peaceful Coexistence and Development or PGCD
• Guinean Party for Solidarity and Democracy or PGSD
• Guinean Union for Democracy and Development or UGDD
• Guinean Rally for Development or RGD
• Guinean Rally for Unity and Development or RGUD
• Guinean Renaissance Party or PGR
• Modern Guinea
• Movement for Solidarity and Development or MSD
• National Committee for Reconciliation and Development
• National Front for Development or FND
• National Union for Prosperity or UNP
• National Party for Hope and Development or PEDN
• New Democratic Forces or NFD
• New Generation for the Republic or NGR
• New Guinea or NG
• New Political Generation or NGP
• Party for Progress and Change or PPC
• Party of Citizen Action through Labor or PACT
• Party of Democrats for Hope or PADES
• Party of Freedom and Progress or PLP
• Party of Hope for National Development or PEDN
• Rally for Renaissance and Development or RRD
• Rally for the Guinean People or RPG
• Rally for the Integrated Development of Guinea or RDIG
• Rally for the Republic or RPR
• Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea or UFDG
• Union for Progress and Renewal or UPR
• Union for the Defense of Republican Interests or UDIR
• Union for the Progress of Guinea or UPG
• Union of Democratic Forces or UFD a or UFDG
• Union of Democrats for the Renaissance of Guinea or UDRG
• Union of Republican Forces or UFR
• Unity and Progress Party or PUP

chief of mission:

Ambassador Fatoumata KABA (since 19 April 2023)

chancery:

2112 Leroy Place NW, Washington, DC 20008

telephone:

[1] (202) 986-4300

FAX:

[1] (202) 986-3800

email address and website:

http://guineaembassyusa.org/en/welcome-to-the-embassy-of-guinea-washington-usa/

consulate(s):

Los Angelos

chief of mission:

Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Mary E. DASCHBACH (since 15 July 2025)

embassy:

Transversale No. 2, Centre Administratif de Koloma, Commune de Ratoma, Conakry

mailing address:

2110 Conakry Place, Washington DC 20521-2110

telephone:

[224] 65-10-40-00

FAX:

[224] 65-10-42-97

email address and website:

[email protected]; https://gn.usembassy.gov/

description:

three equal vertical bands of red (left side), yellow, and green

meaning:

• red stands for the people's sacrifice for liberation and work;
• yellow for the sun, the riches of the earth, and justice;
• green for the country's vegetation and unity

history:

uses the colors of the Pan-African movement

note: the colors from left to right are the reverse of those on the flags of neighboring Mali and Senegal

title:

"Liberté" (Liberty)

lyrics/music:

unknown/Fodeba KEITA

history:

adopted 1958

total World Heritage Sites:

1 (natural)

selected World Heritage Site locales:

Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve

• growing but primarily agrarian West African economy;
• major mining sector;
• improving fiscal and debt balances prior to COVID-19;
• economy increasingly vulnerable to climate change;
• slow infrastructure improvements;
• gender wealth and human capital gaps

agriculture:

29.6% (2024 est.)

industry:

25.3% (2024 est.)

services:

37.5% (2024 est.)

note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data

total:

7.1% (2024 est.)

male:

6.2% (2024 est.)

female:

8% (2024 est.)

note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment

lowest 10%:

3.5% (2018 est.)

highest 10%:

23.1% (2018 est.)

note: % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population

total subscriptions:

0 (2022 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:

(2022 est.) less than 1

• government maintains control over broadcast media;
• single state-run TV station;
• state-run radio also operates several stations in rural areas;
• a dozen private TV stations;
• many privately owned radio stations, nearly all in Conakry, and about a dozen community radio stations;
• foreign TV programming available via satellite and cable subscription services (2022)

total:

1,000 (2022 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:

(2022 est.) less than 1

total:

1,086 km (2017)

standard gauge:

279 km (2017) 1.435-m gauge

narrow gauge:

807 km (2017) 1.000-m gauge

total:

2 (2023)

by type:

other 2

total ports:

4 (2024)

large:

0

medium:

1

small:

0

very small:

3

ports with oil terminals:

2

key ports:

Benti, Conakry, Kamsar, Victoria

• the Guinean military is responsible for territorial defense, but also has some domestic security responsibilities and has historically been involved in suppressing public protests;
• in 2021 the Army’s special forces led a military overthrow of the government;
• the military-led government has since been accused of cracking down on dissent, the media, and political opposition;
• border security is a key focus for the Guinean military, particularly a territorial dispute with Sierra Leone that dates back to 2001 (2025)

refugees:

2,343 (2024 est.)

IDPs:

5,160 (2024 est.)