Guinea

Guinea is a country in Africa with 6 land neighbours — 6 countries in Africa have more. Its capital is Conakry.

Capital: Conakry
Population: 15.1 million
Area: 245,857 km²
Land borders: 6
Currency: Guinean franc (GNF)

Neighbours

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Countries that border Guinea

6 land neighbours: Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal and Sierra Leone. Each one has a page of its own.

Why this one is hard

6 neighbours to keep in the right order.

6 countries in Africa have more than its 6 land borders; it is the same as Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, Cameroon, Algeria, Ethiopia, Libya, Mozambique, South Sudan, Chad and South Africa. Of the 15 possible pairings among them, 5 are themselves borders, which is what turns a list into a knot. Mali is the most connected of them, with 7 land borders of its own. All of them are on the Africa map with Guinea, and on the world map with everyone else.

6
land borders — 6 countries in Africa have more
5
pairs of its neighbours that border each other
7
borders on Mali, its most-connected neighbour
54
countries on the Africa map

The capital

Conakry

In Capital Rush you see Guinea and four capitals; this is the right one. It comes up on the Africa map and the world map: twice the chances to get it wrong.

The flag

Flag Blitz shows this flag and four countries. Guinea is the right one.

ISO code: GN
Currency: Guinean franc (GNF)
Official language: French
Quiz maps: Africa · World

Where Guinea costs people points

Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea is in Africa, and its capital is Malabo — not Conakry. It has 2 land borders to Guinea's 6.
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau borders Guinea, which is exactly why the names get swapped: same map, adjacent shapes. Its capital is Bissau, not Conakry.
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is in Oceania, and its capital is Port Moresby — not Conakry. It has 1 land border to Guinea's 6.

Guinea, asked and answered

What countries border Guinea?

Guinea has 6 land neighbours: Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal and Sierra Leone.

What is the capital of Guinea?

Conakry. It is the answer the Africa Capitals Quiz wants when Guinea comes up, and the World Capitals Quiz with it.

What continent is Guinea in?

Africa. It is one of 54 countries on that map, and one of 195 on the world map.

Is Guinea the same as Equatorial Guinea?

No. Equatorial Guinea is in Africa, and its capital is Malabo — not Conakry. It has 2 land borders to Guinea's 6.

Where can I practise finding Guinea on a map?

On the Africa Map Quiz — a blank map of Africa, ten countries to find, no labels. Guinea is in the pool, along with all 6 of its neighbours.

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Can you find Guinea on a blank map?

Its 6 neighbours are on the same map. Ten countries a round, picked at random: keep playing until it comes up. No sign-up.

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