Africa · Western Africa
Capital: Conakry
Guinea
Explore the facts and rankings that shape Guinea in Country Blitz, from its population and economy to its military, innovation, manufacturing, and neighboring countries.
Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #112
Guinea's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
15.1M
#74 of 196
63rd percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
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$28.35B
#115 of 196
42nd percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
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$562.5M
#102 of 196
48th percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
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Data unavailable
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Manufacturing Output
$2.54B
#112 of 196
43rd percentile
2022 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Conakry
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Western Africa
- Country code
- GIN
Three interesting facts
Guinea shares land borders with 6 countries: Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, and Sierra Leone.
Guinea spans roughly 245,857 square kilometers, placing it around 77th by area in this factbook.
Guinea’s position in Western Africa places it within a distinctive network of regional trade routes and migration paths.
Geography
Guinea on the map
Guinea is located in Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone. Its terrain is generally flat coastal plain, hilly to mountainous interior. The climate is generally hot and humid, monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds, dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds. In area, the country is slightly smaller than Oregon, slightly larger than twice the size of Pennsylvania.
Economy
Economic profile
Guinea's economy is characterized by growing but primarily agrarian West African economy, major mining sector, improving fiscal and debt balances prior to COVID-19, economy increasingly vulnerable to climate change, slow infrastructure improvements, gender wealth and human capital gaps. Major industries include bauxite, gold, diamonds, iron ore, light manufacturing, agricultural processing. Important agricultural products include rice, cassava, maize, groundnuts, oil palm fruit, plantains, potatoes, fonio, yams, sweet potatoes (2023). Notable exports include gold, aluminum ore, cocoa beans, crude petroleum, coconuts/brazil nuts/cashews (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Guinea has an estimated population of 14,363,931. Languages spoken include French (official), Pular, Maninka, Susu, other native languages. The population includes Fulani (Peuhl) 33.4%, Malinke 29.4%, Susu 21.2%, Guerze 7.8%, Kissi 6.2%, Toma 1.6%, other/foreign 0.4% (2018 est.). The urban population represents 38.1% of total population (2023).
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