Facts

Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone

Area (only Total) total: 245,857

Climate: generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds

Terrain: generally flat coastal plain, hilly to mountainous interior

Population: 9,806,509

Main Language (only first): French

Government type: republic

Capital (Name): Conakry

Capital (Time Difference): UTC 0

Independence: 2 October 1958

National holiday: Independence Day, 2 October