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Guinea
Guinea is a country in Africa with 6 land neighbours — joint 4th-most in Africa. Its capital is Conakry.
Capital
Conakry
Land borders
6joint 4th-most in Africa
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Guinea
Conakry
Capital
15.1 million
Population
245,857 km²
Area
6
Land borders
Guinean franc (GNF)
Currency
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.
Its 6 land borders are joint 4th-most in Africa — level with Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, Cameroon, 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 deal on the Africa board alongside Guinea, and on the world board with everyone else in Africa.
6
land borders — joint 4th-most in Africa
5
pairs of its neighbours that border each other
7
borders on Mali, its most-connected neighbour
54
countries on the Africa board
The capital
Conakry
Capital Rush deals Guinea and offers four capitals; this is the one that pays. It comes up on the Africa board and on the world board, which is twice as many chances to get it wrong.
The flag
Flag Blitz flies it and offers four countries — Guinea is the one that owns it.
- ISO code
- GN
- Currency
- Guinean franc (GNF)
- Official language
- French
- Quiz boards
- 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 board, 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 no land borders at all, where Guinea has 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 board, and one of 195 on the world board.
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.
Can you find Guinea on a blank map?
Its 6 neighbours are on the same board. Ten questions, no sign-up, one attempt at today's version.