Basic facts about Guinea
| Country name: | Guinea |
| Capital: | Conakry |
| Country code: | 275 |
| Continent: | Africa |
| Currency name: | Guinean franc |
| Independence: | 1958-10-02 00:00:00 |
| Independent from: | from France |
| Total area (km2): | 245,857 |
| Land area (km2): | 245,717 |
| Water area (km2): | 140 |
| Population: | 11,176,026 |
| Population note: | 11,176,026 (July 2013 est.) |
| Official language: | French |
| All languages: | French (official) note: each ethnic group has its own language |
| Time zone: | (UTC+0) |
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| Drive on: | right |
| Calling code: | +224 |
| Domain: | .gn |