INFORMATION
• Full name: Republic of Guinea
• Capital City: Conakry
• Language: French (official), Fula, Susu
• Currency: Syli or Guinean Franc (GFr)
• Religion: Muslim
• National Anthem: Liberté
• Newspaper: La Nouvelle Tribune, La Lance, Le Populaire, La Nouvelle Tribune
• Places to Visit: Conakry, Fouta Djalon, Bossou, Cape Verga, Mt Nimba and much more.
• Transport: Air France and SN Brussels Airlines are some of the direct flights flying straight to Guinea. Air Ivoire and Air Senegal International also fly to Europe from the airport hub. No direct flights traverse to USA but one may even avail Bush taxi, bus and minibuses that connect to different parts of the city.
• Shopping: Native Guinean clothes, woodcarvings, leather rugs designed in black-and-white patterns, skins, records, calabashes and jewelry. Purchase local goodies at the famous market of Gueckedou.
The untainted countryside speaks about innumerable destination and choices for an inquisitive traveler to venture. From the Savannahs that stretch along from the Tinkisso River to the Mali border, to the historical town that speaks of bygone era within the eastern region of the province, from the cascading waterfall along the Kinkon Falls to the Nimba Range that broadens to the Côte d'Ivoire district, this place has enough to provide you with. Travel to this land where innumerable opportunities awaits you, that would leave behind valuable moments to cherish.
LOCATION OF GUINEA
Guinea is nestled in the region of West Africa, which was previously called as the French Guinea. The province is engulfed by Guinea-Bissau and Senegal on the northern front , Mali on the north and north-eastern front , the Côte d'Ivoire on the south-eastern front, Liberia on the southern area, and Sierra Leone on the western region.
PHYSICAL MAP OF GUINEA
The present name, Guinea initiated from the Berber that was soon denoted as the land of the blacks. The name Guinea was usually designated to most of western coastal area of Africa and to the southern region of the Sahara desert along with the northern region of the Gulf of Guinea. The province is even referred to as Guinea-Conakry to distinct it from its neighboring place which is called as Guinea-Bissau.
The territory of Guinea is covered with a coastline overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, being a main source of water for the Niger, Senegal, and Gambia regions.
The highest summit within Guinea is Mont Nimba, which boldly stands at a height of 5,748 feet.
Covering a total land area of about 94,919 square miles the province is roughly similar to the United Kingdom but comparatively smaller to the US state of Michigan.
