Guinea

Africa · Western Africa

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Guinea is a sovereign state in Western Africa, Africa. It covers 245,857 km² and has a population of approximately 14,363,931. Its official language is French and its currency is the Guinean franc (Fr).

Quick facts

Capital: Conakry
Population: 14,363,931
Area: 245,857 km²
Currency: Guinean franc (Fr)
Languages: French
Calling code: +224
TLD: .gn
Driving side: Right
Landlocked: No
Continents: Africa
Timezone: UTC
Native name: Guinée

Bordering countries

Appears in 34 rankings

Agriculture

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by Crop production index (2014-2016 = 100)	#7	150.02
Countries by Food production index (2014-2016 = 100)	#11	144.8
Countries by Agricultural land (% of land area)	#14	73.23
Countries by Arable land (% of land area)	#41	24.42
Countries by Arable land (hectares)	#42	6,000,091
Countries by Average precipitation in depth (mm per year)	#49	1,651years
Countries by Cereal production (metric tons)	#51	5292501.76
Countries by Forest area (sq. km)	#68	60,690km²
Countries by Forest area (% of land area)	#119	24.70
Countries by Cereal yield (kg per hectare)	#148	1370.7

Development

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by Net official flows from UN agencies, UNFPA (current US$)	#29	3778790
Countries by Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$)	#62	842537480.8
Countries by IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$)	#74	700,201,000
Countries by Present value of external debt (% of GNI)	#77	15.09
Countries by External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)	#81	5388299536.1
Countries by Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service)	#86	26.75
Countries by Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)	#97	2.83
Countries by External debt stocks (% of GNI)	#102	23.20

Economy

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by GDP growth rate	#6	0.07
Countries by GDP (PPP)	#103	75.08
Countries by GDP (Nominal)	#117	27.52in billions
Countries by GDP per capita	#146	1741.14

Business

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by SPI Pillar 5: Data Infrastructure	#116	55
Countries by SPI Pillar 1: Data Use	#143	66.6
Countries by SPI Pillar 3: Data Products	#156	62.65
Countries by SPI Pillar 4: Data Sources	#160	34.72
Countries by SPI Overall Score	#164	49.91
Countries by SPI Pillar 2: Data Services	#175	30.6

Geography

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by land area	#76	245,857km²
Countries by Coastline Length	#124	320kilometers

Population & Health

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by population growth rate	#30	0.02
Countries by population	#74	15.1
Countries by population density	#160	57.2
Countries by median age	#215	17.98

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