Guinea Facts, Map, Population, GDP

Capital

Conakry

Population

14,374,590 (2025 est.)

Area

245,857 sq km

Location

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

🧭 Background

Guinea's deep Muslim heritage arrived via the neighboring Almoravid Empire in the 11th century. Following Almoravid decline, Guinea existed on the fringe of several African kingdoms, all competing for regional dominance. In the 13th century, the Mali Empire took control of Guinea and encouraged its already growing Muslim faith. After the fall of the West African empires, various smaller kingdoms controlled Guinea. In the 18th century, Fulani Muslims established an Islamic state in central Guinea that provided one of the earliest examples of a written constitution and alternating leadership. European traders first arrived in the 16th century, and the French secured colonial rule in the 19th century. In 1958, Guinea achieved independence from France. Sekou TOURE became Guinea’s first post-independence president; he established a dictatorial regime and ruled until his death in 1984, after which General Lansana CONTE staged a coup and seized the government. He too established an authoritarian regime and manipulated presidential elections until his death in 2008, when Captain Moussa Dadis CAMARA led a military coup, seized power, and suspended the constitution. In 2009, CAMARA was wounded in an assassination attempt and was exiled to Burkina Faso. In 2010 and 2013 respectively, the country held its first free and fair presidential and legislative elections. Alpha CONDE won the 2010 and 2015 presidential elections, and his first cabinet was the first all-civilian government in Guinean history. CONDE won a third term in 2020 after a constitutional change to term limits. In 2021, Col Mamady DOUMBOUYA led another successful military coup, establishing the National Committee for Reconciliation and Development (CNRD), suspending the constitution, and dissolving the government and the legislature. DOUMBOUYA was sworn in as transition president and appointed Mohamed BEAVOGUI as transition prime minister. The National Transition Council (CNT), which acts as the legislative body for the transition, was formed in 2022 and consists of appointed members representing a broad swath of Guinean society.

🗺️ Geography

Location

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

Geographic coordinates

11 00 N, 10 00 W

Map references

Africa

Area — total

245,857 sq km

Area — land

245,717 sq km

Area — water

140 sq km

Area - comparative

Slightly smaller than Oregon; slightly larger than twice the size of Pennsylvania

Land boundaries — total

4,046 km

Land boundaries — border countries

Cote d'Ivoire 816 km; Guinea-Bissau 421 km; Liberia 590 km; Mali 1062 km; Senegal 363 km; Sierra Leone 794 km

Coastline

320 km

Maritime claims — territorial sea

12 nm

Maritime claims — exclusive economic zone

200 nm

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

Elevation — highest point

Mont Nimba 1,752 m

Elevation — lowest point

Atlantic Ocean 0 m

Elevation — mean elevation

472 m

Natural resources

Bauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium, hydropower, fish, salt

Land use — agricultural land

73.2% (2023 est.)

Land use — agricultural land: arable land

Arable land: 24.4% (2023 est.)

Land use — agricultural land: permanent crops

Permanent crops: 5.3% (2023 est.)

Land use — agricultural land: permanent pasture

Permanent pasture: 43.5% (2023 est.)

Land use — forest

20.3% (2023 est.)

Land use — other

6.5% (2023 est.)

Irrigated land

949 sq km (2017)

Major rivers (by length in km)

Niger river source (shared with Mali, and Nigeria [m]) - 4,200 km; Gambie (Gambia) river source (shared with Senegal and The Gambia [m]) - 1,094 km note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth

Major watersheds (area sq km) — Atlantic Ocean drainage

Niger (2,261,741 sq km), Senegal (456,397 sq km)

Population distribution

Areas of highest density are in the west and south; interior is sparsely populated, as shown in this population distribution map

Natural hazards

Hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season

Geography - note

The Niger and its important tributary, the Milo River, have their sources in the Guinean highlands

👥 People and Society⬆️ Top

Population — total

14,374,590 (2025 est.)

Population — male

7,179,661

Population — female

7,194,929

Nationality — noun

Guinean(s)

Nationality — adjective

Guinean

Ethnic groups

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.)

Languages

French (official), Pular, Maninka, Susu, other native languages

Religions

Muslim 85.2%, Christian 13.4%, animist 0.2%, none 1.2% (2018 est.)

Age structure — 0-14 years

40.9% (male 2,884,146/female 2,835,794)

Age structure — 15-64 years

55.1% (male 3,846,852/female 3,856,366)

Age structure — 65 years and over

4% (2024 est.) (male 254,608/female 308,413)

Dependency ratios — total dependency ratio

81.5 (2025 est.)

Dependency ratios — youth dependency ratio

74.1 (2025 est.)

Dependency ratios — elderly dependency ratio

7.4 (2025 est.)

Dependency ratios — potential support ratio

13.6 (2025 est.)

Median age — total

19.5 years (2025 est.)

Median age — male

19.2 years

Median age — female

19.6 years

Population growth rate

2.74% (2025 est.)

Birth rate

35.04 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Death rate

7.69 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Net migration rate

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Population distribution

Areas of highest density are in the west and south; interior is sparsely populated, as shown in this population distribution map

Urbanization — urban population

38.1% of total population (2023)

Urbanization — rate of urbanization

3.64% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Major urban areas - population

2.111 million CONAKRY (capital) (2023)

Sex ratio — at birth

1.03 male(s)/female

Sex ratio — 0-14 years

1.02 male(s)/female

Sex ratio — 15-64 years

1 male(s)/female

Sex ratio — 65 years and over

0.83 male(s)/female

Sex ratio — total population

1 male(s)/female (2024 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

19.9 years (2018 est.)

Maternal mortality ratio

494 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)

Infant mortality rate — total

45.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)

Infant mortality rate — male

51.6 deaths/1,000 live births

Infant mortality rate — female

42.3 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth — total population

64.6 years (2024 est.)

Life expectancy at birth — male

62.7 years

Life expectancy at birth — female

66.6 years

Total fertility rate

4.75 children born/woman (2025 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

2.34 (2025 est.)

Drinking water source — improved: urban

Urban: 92% of population (2022 est.)

Drinking water source — improved: rural

Rural: 59% of population (2022 est.)

Drinking water source — improved: total

Total: 71.5% of population (2022 est.)

Drinking water source — unimproved: urban

Urban: 8% of population (2022 est.)

Drinking water source — unimproved: rural

Rural: 41% of population (2022 est.)

Drinking water source — unimproved: total

Total: 28.5% of population (2022 est.)

Health expenditure — Health expenditure (as % of GDP)

3.8% of GDP (2021)

Health expenditure — Health expenditure (as % of national budget)

5% of national budget (2022 est.)

Physician density

0.21 physicians/1,000 population (2022)

Sanitation facility access — improved: urban

Urban: 95.6% of population (2022 est.)

Sanitation facility access — improved: rural

Rural: 39.4% of population (2022 est.)

Sanitation facility access — improved: total

Total: 60.6% of population (2022 est.)

Sanitation facility access — unimproved: urban

Urban: 4.4% of population (2022 est.)

Sanitation facility access — unimproved: rural

Rural: 60.6% of population (2022 est.)

Sanitation facility access — unimproved: total

Total: 39.4% of population (2022 est.)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

7.7% (2016)

Alcohol consumption per capita — total

0.33 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Alcohol consumption per capita — beer

0.29 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Alcohol consumption per capita — wine

0.01 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Alcohol consumption per capita — spirits

0.03 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Alcohol consumption per capita — other alcohols

0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

15% (2022 est.)

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

70.9% (2018 est.)

Child marriage — women married by age 15

17% (2018)

Child marriage — women married by age 18

46.5% (2018)

Child marriage — men married by age 18

1.9% (2018)

Education expenditure — Education expenditure (% GDP)

1.7% of GDP (2023 est.)

Education expenditure — Education expenditure (% national budget)

9.2% national budget (2025 est.)

Literacy — total population

39.6% (2018 est.)

Literacy — male

54.4% (2018 est.)

Literacy — female

27.7% (2018 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) — total

9 years (2021 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) — male

9 years (2021 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) — female

8 years (2021 est.)

🌿 Environment⬆️ Top

Environmental issues

Deforestation; inadequate potable water; desertification; soil contamination and erosion; overfishing, overpopulation in forest region; poor mining practices; water pollution; improper waste disposal

International environmental agreements — party to

Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling

International environmental agreements — signed, but not ratified

None of the selected agreements

Climate

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

Land use — agricultural land

73.2% (2023 est.)

Land use — agricultural land: arable land

Arable land: 24.4% (2023 est.)

Land use — agricultural land: permanent crops

Permanent crops: 5.3% (2023 est.)

Land use — agricultural land: permanent pasture

Permanent pasture: 43.5% (2023 est.)

Land use — forest

20.3% (2023 est.)

Land use — other

6.5% (2023 est.)

Urbanization — urban population

38.1% of total population (2023)

Urbanization — rate of urbanization

3.64% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Carbon dioxide emissions — total emissions

4.505 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

Carbon dioxide emissions — from coal and metallurgical coke

1,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

Carbon dioxide emissions — from petroleum and other liquids

4.504 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

Particulate matter emissions

34.2 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)

Waste and recycling — municipal solid waste generated annually

596,900 tons (2024 est.)

Waste and recycling — percent of municipal solid waste recycled

23.9% (2022 est.)

Total water withdrawal — municipal

230 million cubic meters (2022 est.)

Total water withdrawal — industrial

60 million cubic meters (2022 est.)

Total water withdrawal — agricultural

600 million cubic meters (2022 est.)

Total renewable water resources

226 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)

🏛️ Government⬆️ Top

Country name — conventional long form

Republic of Guinea

Country name — conventional short form

Guinea

Country name — local long form

République de Guinée

Country name — local short form

Guinée

Country name — former

French Guinea

Country name — etymology

The country is named after the Guinea region of West Africa that lies along the Gulf of Guinea, but the name itself derives from the Tuareg word aginaw, meaning "black people"

Government type

Presidential republic

Capital — name

Conakry

Capital — geographic coordinates

9 30 N, 13 42 W

Capital — time difference

UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

Capital — etymology

The name derives from konakri, a Susu word meaning "over the water" and referring to the city's location on a peninsula; it was originally the name of a local village

Administrative divisions

7 administrative regions (régions administratives, singular - région administrative) and 1 governorate (gouvenorat)*; Boke, Conakry*, Faranah, Kankan, Kindia, Labe, Mamou, N'Zerekore

Legal system

Civil law system based on the French model

Constitution — history

Previous 1958, 1990; 2010 and a referendum in 2020, which was suspended on 5 September 2021 via a coup d'état; on 27 September, the Transitional Charter was released, which supersedes the constitution until a new constitution is promulgated

International law organization participation

Accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

Citizenship — citizenship by birth

No

Citizenship — citizenship by descent only

At least one parent must be a citizen of Guinea

Citizenship — dual citizenship recognized

No

Citizenship — residency requirement for naturalization

Na

Suffrage

18 years of age; universal

Executive branch — chief of state

President Col. Mamady DOUMBOUYA (since 17 January 2026)

Executive branch — head of government

Prime Minister Amadou Oury BAH (since 27 February 2024)

Executive branch — cabinet

Formerly the Council of Ministers appointed by the president

Executive branch — election/appointment process

The president is directly elected by absolute-majority popular vote in 2 rounds, if needed, for a 7-year single term, and the prime minister is appointed by the president

Executive branch — most recent election date

28 December 2025

Executive branch — election results

2025: Mamady DOUMBOUYA elected president in the first round; percent of vote -Mamady DOUMBOUYA (Independent) 86.7%, Abdoulaye Yero BALDE (DFG) 6.5%, other 7% 2020: Alpha CONDE reelected president in the first round; percent of vote - Alpha CONDE (RPG) 59.5%, Cellou Dalein DIALLO (UFDG) 33.5%, other 7%

Legislative branch — legislature name

Transitional National Council (Conseil national de transition)

Legislative branch — legislative structure

Unicameral

Legislative branch — number of seats

81 (all appointed)

Legislative branch — electoral system

Mixed system

Legislative branch — scope of elections

Full renewal

Legislative branch — most recent election date

1/22/2022

Legislative branch — percentage of women in chamber

29.6%

Legislative branch — expected date of next election

December 2025

Judicial branch — highest court(s)

Supreme Court or Cour Suprême (organized into Administrative Chamber and Civil, Penal, and Social Chamber; court consists of the first president, 2 chamber presidents, 10 councilors, the solicitor general, and NA deputies); Constitutional Court - suspended on 5 September 2021

Judicial branch — judge selection and term of office

Supreme Court first president appointed by the national president after consultation with the National Assembly; other members appointed by presidential decree; members serve 9-year terms until age 65

Judicial branch — subordinate courts

Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel; High Court of Justice or Cour d'Assises; Court of Account (Court of Auditors); Courts of First Instance (Tribunal de Première Instance); labor court; military tribunal; justices of the peace; specialized courts

Political parties

African Congress for Democracy and Renewal or CADRE Alliance for National Renewal or ARN Alliance for National Renewal or ARENA Bloc Liberal or BL Citizen Generation or GECI Citizen Party for the Defense of Collective Interests or PCDIC Democratic Alliance for Renewal or ADR Democratic National Movement or MND Democratic Union for Renewal and Progress or UDRP Democratic Union of Guinea or UDG Democratic People's Movement of Guinea or MPDG Democratic Workers' Party of Guinea or PDTG Front for the National Alliance or FAN Generation for Reconciliation Union and Prosperity or GRUP Guinea for Democracy and Balance or GDE Guinean Party for Peaceful Coexistence and Development or PGCD Guinean Party for Solidarity and Democracy or PGSD Guinean Union for Democracy and Development or UGDD Guinean Rally for Development or RGD Guinean Rally for Unity and Development or RGUD Guinean Renaissance Party or PGR Modern Guinea Movement for Solidarity and Development or MSD National Committee for Reconciliation and Development National Front for Development or FND National Union for Prosperity or UNP National Party for Hope and Development or PEDN New Democratic Forces or NFD New Generation for the Republic or NGR New Guinea or NG New Political Generation or NGP Party for Progress and Change or PPC Party of Citizen Action through Labor or PACT Party of Democrats for Hope or PADES Party of Freedom and Progress or PLP Party of Hope for National Development or PEDN Rally for Renaissance and Development or RRD Rally for the Guinean People or RPG Rally for the Integrated Development of Guinea or RDIG Rally for the Republic or RPR Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea or UFDG Union for Progress and Renewal or UPR Union for the Defense of Republican Interests or UDIR Union for the Progress of Guinea or UPG Union of Democratic Forces or UFD a or UFDG Union of Democrats for the Renaissance of Guinea or UDRG Union of Republican Forces or UFR Unity and Progress Party or PUP

Diplomatic representation in the US — chief of mission

Ambassador Fatoumata KABA (since 19 April 2023)

Diplomatic representation in the US — chancery

2112 Leroy Place NW, Washington, DC 20008

Diplomatic representation in the US — telephone

[1] (202) 986-4300

Diplomatic representation in the US — FAX

[1] (202) 986-3800

Diplomatic representation in the US — email address and website

Http://guineaembassyusa.org/en/welcome-to-the-embassy-of-guinea-washington-usa/

Diplomatic representation in the US — consulate(s)

Los Angelos

Diplomatic representation from the US — chief of mission

Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Mary E. DASCHBACH (since 15 July 2025)

Diplomatic representation from the US — embassy

Transversale No. 2, Centre Administratif de Koloma, Commune de Ratoma, Conakry

Diplomatic representation from the US — mailing address

2110 Conakry Place, Washington DC 20521-2110

Diplomatic representation from the US — telephone

[224] 65-10-40-00

Diplomatic representation from the US — FAX

[224] 65-10-42-97

Diplomatic representation from the US — email address and website

ConakryACS@state.gov https://gn.usembassy.gov/

International organization participation

ACP, AfDB, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Independence

2 October 1958 (from France)

National holiday

Independence Day, 2 October (1958)

Flag

Description: three equal vertical bands of red (left side), yellow, and green meaning: red stands for the people's sacrifice for liberation and work; yellow for the sun, the riches of the earth, and justice; green for the country's vegetation and unity history: uses the colors of the Pan-African movement

National symbol(s)

Elephant

National color(s)

Red, yellow, green

National anthem(s) — title

"Liberté" (Liberty)

National anthem(s) — lyrics/music

Unknown/Fodeba KEITA

National anthem(s) — history

Adopted 1958

National heritage — total World Heritage Sites

1 (natural)

National heritage — selected World Heritage Site locales

Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve

💹 Economy⬆️ Top

Economic overview

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

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) — Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024

$59.439 billion (2024 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) — Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023

$56.251 billion (2023 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) — Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022

$53.297 billion (2022 est.)

Real GDP growth rate — Real GDP growth rate 2024

5.7% (2024 est.)

Real GDP growth rate — Real GDP growth rate 2023

5.5% (2023 est.)

Real GDP growth rate — Real GDP growth rate 2022

4% (2022 est.)

Real GDP per capita — Real GDP per capita 2024

$4,000 (2024 est.)

Real GDP per capita — Real GDP per capita 2023

$3,900 (2023 est.)

Real GDP per capita — Real GDP per capita 2022

$3,800 (2022 est.)

GDP (official exchange rate)

$25.334 billion (2024 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices) — Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024

8.1% (2024 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices) — Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023

7.8% (2023 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices) — Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022

10.5% (2022 est.)

GDP - composition, by sector of origin — agriculture

29.6% (2024 est.)

GDP - composition, by sector of origin — industry

25.3% (2024 est.)

GDP - composition, by sector of origin — services

37.5% (2024 est.)

GDP - composition, by end use — household consumption

67.4% (2024 est.)

GDP - composition, by end use — government consumption

13.4% (2024 est.)

GDP - composition, by end use — investment in fixed capital

32.1% (2024 est.)

GDP - composition, by end use — investment in inventories

-0.9% (2024 est.)

GDP - composition, by end use — exports of goods and services

44% (2024 est.)

GDP - composition, by end use — imports of goods and services

-56.1% (2024 est.)

Agricultural products

Rice, cassava, maize, groundnuts, oil palm fruit, plantains, potatoes, fonio, yams, sweet potatoes (2023)

Industries

Bauxite, gold, diamonds, iron ore; light manufacturing, agricultural processing

Industrial production growth rate

7.1% (2024 est.)

Labor force

4.534 million (2024 est.)

Unemployment rate — Unemployment rate 2024

5.3% (2024 est.)

Unemployment rate — Unemployment rate 2023

5.3% (2023 est.)

Unemployment rate — Unemployment rate 2022

5.3% (2022 est.)

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) — total

7.1% (2024 est.)

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) — male

6.2% (2024 est.)

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) — female

8% (2024 est.)

Population below poverty line

43.7% (2018 est.)

Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income — Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2018

29.6 (2018 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share — lowest 10%

3.5% (2018 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share — highest 10%

23.1% (2018 est.)

Remittances — Remittances 2023

2.2% of GDP (2023 est.)

Remittances — Remittances 2022

2.6% of GDP (2022 est.)

Remittances — Remittances 2021

2% of GDP (2021 est.)

Budget — revenues

$1.949 billion (2019 est.)

Budget — expenditures

$2.014 billion (2019 est.)

Public debt — Public debt 2016

41.8% of GDP (2016 est.)

Current account balance — Current account balance 2023

$2.288 billion (2023 est.)

Current account balance — Current account balance 2022

$3.35 billion (2022 est.)

Current account balance — Current account balance 2021

$4.639 billion (2021 est.)

Exports — Exports 2023

$12.008 billion (2023 est.)

Exports — Exports 2022

$8.898 billion (2022 est.)

Exports — Exports 2021

$10.266 billion (2021 est.)

Exports - partners

UAE 50%, China 36%, India 8%, Switzerland 1%, Spain 1% (2023)

Exports - commodities

Gold, aluminum ore, cocoa beans, crude petroleum, coconuts/brazil nuts/cashews (2023)

Imports — Imports 2023

$8.365 billion (2023 est.)

Imports — Imports 2022

$5.749 billion (2022 est.)

Imports — Imports 2021

$5.353 billion (2021 est.)

Imports - partners

China 39%, India 9%, Netherlands 7%, Belgium 6%, UAE 4% (2023)

Imports - commodities

Refined petroleum, rice, garments, construction vehicles, cars (2023)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold — Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023

$1.887 billion (2023 est.)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold — Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022

$2.11 billion (2022 est.)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold — Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021

$2.183 billion (2021 est.)

Debt - external — Debt - external 2023

$3.764 billion (2023 est.)

Exchange rates — Currency

Guinean francs (GNF) per US dollar -

Exchange rates — Exchange rates 2020

9,565.082 (2020 est.)

Exchange rates — Exchange rates 2019

9,183.876 (2019 est.)

Exchange rates — Exchange rates 2018

9,011.134 (2018 est.)

Exchange rates — Exchange rates 2017

9,088.319 (2017 est.)

Exchange rates — Exchange rates 2016

8,967.927 (2016 est.)

⚡ Energy⬆️ Top

Electricity access — electrification - total population

47.7% (2022 est.)

Electricity access — electrification - urban areas

91%

Electricity access — electrification - rural areas

21.3%

Electricity — installed generating capacity

1.06 million kW (2023 est.)

Electricity — consumption

3.624 billion kWh (2023 est.)

Electricity — transmission/distribution losses

424.356 million kWh (2023 est.)

Electricity generation sources — fossil fuels

25.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Electricity generation sources — solar

0.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Electricity generation sources — hydroelectricity

74.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Coal — imports

400 metric tons (2023 est.)

Petroleum — refined petroleum consumption

32,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)

Energy consumption per capita — Total energy consumption per capita 2023

5.235 million Btu/person (2023 est.)

📡 Communications⬆️ Top

Telephones - fixed lines — total subscriptions

0 (2022 est.)

Telephones - fixed lines — subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

(2022 est.) less than 1

Telephones - mobile cellular — total subscriptions

15.3 million (2022 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular — subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

109 (2022 est.)

Broadcast media

Government maintains control over broadcast media; single state-run TV station; state-run radio also operates several stations in rural areas; a dozen private TV stations; many privately owned radio stations, nearly all in Conakry, and about a dozen community radio stations; foreign TV programming available via satellite and cable subscription services (2022)

Internet country code

.gn

Internet users — percent of population

27% (2023 est.)

Broadband - fixed subscriptions — total

1,000 (2022 est.)

Broadband - fixed subscriptions — subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

(2022 est.) less than 1

🚚 Transportation⬆️ Top

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

3X

Airports

16 (2025)

Heliports

1 (2025)

Railways — total

1,086 km (2017)

Railways — standard gauge

279 km (2017) 1.435-m gauge

Railways — narrow gauge

807 km (2017) 1.000-m gauge

Merchant marine — total

2 (2023)

Merchant marine — by type

Other 2

Ports — total ports

4 (2024)

Ports — large

0

Ports — medium

1

Ports — small

0

Ports — very small

3

Ports — ports with oil terminals

2

Ports — key ports

Benti, Conakry, Kamsar, Victoria

🛡️ Military and Security⬆️ Top

Military and security forces

Guinean (or National) Armed Forces (Forces Armées Guinéennes): Army, Air Force, Navy, National Gendarmerie Ministry of Security: National Police (2025)

Military expenditures — Military Expenditures 2024

2.1% of GDP (2024 est.)

Military expenditures — Military Expenditures 2023

2.1% of GDP (2023 est.)

Military expenditures — Military Expenditures 2022

1.8% of GDP (2022 est.)

Military expenditures — Military Expenditures 2021

1.5% of GDP (2021 est.)

Military expenditures — Military Expenditures 2020

1.4% of GDP (2020 est.)

Military and security service personnel strengths

Estimated 10-12,000 active Armed Forces (2025)

Military equipment inventories and acquisitions

The Guinean military's inventory consists almost entirely of ageing Soviet-era weapons and equipment along with small amounts of secondhand arms from China, France, Russia, and South Africa (2025)

Military service age and obligation

18 years of age for voluntary and selective conscripted service; 9-12 months of service (2025)

Military - note

The Guinean military is responsible for territorial defense, but also has some domestic security responsibilities and has historically been involved in suppressing public protests; in 2021 the Army’s special forces led a military overthrow of the government; the military-led government has since been accused of cracking down on dissent, the media, and political opposition; border security is a key focus for the Guinean military, particularly a territorial dispute with Sierra Leone that dates back to 2001 (2025)

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Refugees and internally displaced persons — refugees

2,343 (2024 est.)

Refugees and internally displaced persons — IDPs

5,160 (2024 est.)