Passport card
Republic of Guinea
Guinea
- Capital
- Conakry
- Continent
- Africa
- Currency
- Guinean franc
- Languages
- French, Fula, Malinke and Susu
- People
- About 1.8 crore
- Size
- About 2.5 lakh km²
- Leader
- President Mamadi Doumbouya
- Free since
- 2 October 1958
- Time
- 5½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 6:30 am in Conakry
⭐ At Bossou, wild chimpanzees use stones to crack nuts.
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Guinea
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Guinea
Turn the globe with your finger. Guinea has 6 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Guinea and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 13 times the size of Guinea.
- PeopleIndia has about 83 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 1.8 crore in Guinea.
- DistanceConakry is about 9,600 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeGuinea is 5½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 6:30 am in Conakry.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Guinea, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Guinea
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Guinea's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Guinea back on the map
Guinea and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 7 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Guinea worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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