The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Guinea:
Guinea – country located in West Africa, that was formerly known as French Guinea. 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).
Guinea is: a country
Population of Guinea: 9,370,000 - 87th most populous country
Area of Guinea: 245,857 km2
Atlas of Guinea
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
Coastline: North Atlantic Ocean 320 km
Climate of Guinea
Renewable energy in Guinea
Geology of Guinea
Protected areas of Guinea
Biosphere reserves in Guinea
National parks of Guinea
Wildlife of Guinea
Fauna of Guinea
Birds of Guinea
Insects of Guinea
Butterflies of Guinea
Moths of Guinea
Mammals of Guinea
Glaciers in Guinea: none
Forests in Guinea
Upper Guinean forests
Western Guinean lowland forests
Guinean montane forests
Guinean forest-savanna mosaic
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
Natural regions of Guinea
Ecoregions in Guinea – the following ecoregions lie partially within Guinea:
Upper Guinean forests
Western Guinean lowland forests
Guinean montane forests
Guinean forest-savanna mosaic
West Sudanian savanna
Guinean mangroves
Administrative divisions of Guinea
Regions of Guinea
Prefectures of Guinea
Sub-prefectures of Guinea
Regions of Guinea
Prefectures of Guinea
Municipalities of Guinea
Capital of Guinea: Conakry
Cities of Guinea
Demographics of Guinea
Government and politics of Guinea
Politics of Guinea
Form of government: presidential republic
Capital of Guinea: Conakry
Elections in Guinea
Guinean general election, 1968
Guinean general election, 1974
Guinean legislative election, 1963
Guinean legislative election, 1980
Guinean legislative election, 1995
Guinean legislative election, 2002
Guinean legislative election, 2013
Political parties in Guinea
Head of state: President of Guinea
Head of government: President of Guinea
Cabinet of Guinea
Cabinet of the First Republic of Guinea – governing body of Guinea from independence on 28 September 1958 until the death of President Ahmed Sékou Touré on 26 March 1984, followed by a bloodless coup by Colonel Lansana Conté on 5 April 1984.
Ministers of Justice of Guinea
National Assembly (unicameral)
Ministers of Justice of Guinea
Foreign relations of Guinea
Diplomatic missions in Guinea
Diplomatic missions of Guinea
Embassy of Guinea in Washington, D.C.
Embassy of Guinea, London
The Republic of Guinea is a member of:
Law and order in Guinea
Law of Guinea
Constitution of Guinea
Guinean constitutional referendum, 1958
Guinean constitutional referendum, 1990
Guinean constitutional referendum, 2001
Crime in Guinea
Human trafficking in Guinea
Polygamy in Guinea
Human rights in Guinea
LGBT rights in Guinea
Freedom of religion in Guinea
Law enforcement in Guinea
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
History of Guinea
Early history – see history of West Africa
Sahelian kingdoms – the area which is now Guinea lay on the fringes of these Kingdoms
Imamate of Futa Jallon – West African theocratic state based in the Futa Jallon highlands of modern Guinea. The state was founded around 1727 by a Fulani jihad and became part of the French colonial empire in 1896.
Wassoulou Empire – short-lived (1878–1898) empire of West Africa built from the conquests of Dyula ruler Samori Touré and destroyed by the French colonial army.
Anglo-French Convention of 1882 – confirmed the territorial boundaries between Guinea and Sierra Leone around Conakry and Freetown.
Rivières du Sud – administrative division of colonial French West Africa
French Guinea – colony until 1958, part of French West Africa
Colonial governors of French Guinea
Independence – in 1958, the colony chose independence from France, and named itself Guinea
Ahmed Sékou Touré – ruled as president from 1958 to 1984
Cabinet of the First Republic of Guinea – governing body of Guinea from independence on 28 September 1958 until the death of President Ahmed Sékou Touré on 26 March 1984, followed by a bloodless coup by Colonel Lansana Conté on 5 April 1984.
Lansana Conté – took over in a bloodless coup, and ruled as president from 1984 to 2008
2007 Guinean general strike
2008 Guinean coup d'état – Moussa Dadis Camara seized control from 23 December 2008 to 3 December 2009
National Assembly of Guinea dissolved
2008 Guinean military unrest
2009 Guinea mine collapse
Alpha Condé – elected president in 2010, survived an attempted coup less than a year later
Guinean legislative election, 2013 – National Assembly of Guinea re-established
2014 in Guinea
Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa
Timeline of Conakry
Massacres in Guinea
Culture of Guinea
Architecture of Guinea
List of buildings and structures in Guinea
Cuisine of Guinea
Festivals 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
List of Guineans
Public holidays in Guinea
Records of Guinea
Religion in Guinea
Christianity in Guinea
Roman Catholicism in Guinea
List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Guinea
Episcopal Conference of Guinea
Hinduism in Guinea
Islam in Guinea
Judaism in Guinea
Sikhism in Guinea
Scouting and Guiding in Guinea
World Heritage Sites in Guinea
Art in Guinea
Cinema of Guinea
List of Guinean films
Literature of Guinea
List of Guinean writers
Music of Guinea
Television in Guinea
Theatre in Guinea
Sports in Guinea
Football in Guinea
Football clubs in Guinea
Guinea at the Olympics
List of Guinean records in athletics
Economy and infrastructure of Guinea
Economy of Guinea
Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 138th (one hundred and thirty eighth)
Agriculture in Guinea
Banking in Guinea
Banks in Guinea
Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea – located in Conakry
Communications in Guinea
Postage stamps and postal history of Guinea
Telecommunications in Guinea
Internet in Guinea
Telephone numbers in Guinea
Companies of Guinea
Supermarket chains in Guinea
Currency of Guinea: Franc
ISO 4217: GNF
Energy in Guinea
Energy policy of Guinea
Oil industry in Guinea
Power stations in Guinea
Health care in Guinea
Mining in Guinea
Guinea Stock Exchange
Tourism in Guinea
Trade unions in Guinea
Transport in Guinea
Airports in Guinea
Rail transport in Guinea
Railway stations in Guinea
Roads in Guinea
Education in Guinea
National Library of Guinea
Schools in Guinea
Universities in Guinea
Health in Guinea
HIV/AIDS in Guinea
