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Where in Africa is Guinea?

Republic of Guinea

A map showing the location of the Republic of Guinea  in Africa.
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Republic of Guinea
(Republique de Guinee)

  • Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone
  • Geographic coordinates: 11° 00' N, 10° 00' W
  • Area: total – 245,857 sq km, land – 245,857 sq km, water – 0 sq km
  • Land boundaries: total – 3,399 km
  • Border countries: Cote d'Ivoire 610 km, Guinea-Bissau 386 km, Liberia 563 km, Mali 858 km, Senegal 330 km, Sierra Leone 652 km
  • Coastline: 320 km
  • Note: The Niger and its important tributary the Milo have their sources in the Guinean highlands

Public domain data from The World Factbook.

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