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Guinea is named after the Guinea region which lies along the Gulf of Guinea.It stretches north through the forested tropical regions and ends at the Sahel.The English term Guinea comes directly from the Portuguese word Guiné which emerged in the mid-15th century to refer to the lands inhabited by the Guineus, a generic term for the African peoples south of the Senegal River, in contrast to ...
Guinea still faces very real problems and according to Foreign Policy is in danger of becoming a failed state. [9] In 2000 Guinea became embroiled in the instability which had long blighted the rest of West Africa as rebels crossed the borders with Liberia and Sierra Leone and it seemed for a time that the country was headed for civil war. [10]
Guinea-Bissau is a founding member state of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP), also known as the Lusophone Commonwealth, an international organisation and political association of Lusophone nations where Portuguese is an official language.
The location of Guinea An enlargeable map of the Republic of Guinea. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Guinea: Guinea – country located in West Africa, that was formerly known as French Guinea. [1] Guinea's territory has a curved shape, with its base at the Atlantic Ocean, inland to the east, and turning ...
Equatorial Guinea, [a] officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, [b] is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. It has an area of 28,000 square kilometres (11,000 sq mi). Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, its post-independence name refers to its location near both the Equator and in the African region of Guinea.
Conakry is Guinea's largest city and its administrative, communications, and economic centre. The city's economy revolves largely around the port , which has modern facilities for handling and storing cargo, through which alumina and bananas are shipped.
New Guinea is the world’s second-largest island and is made up of two halves - the east side, known as Papua New Guinea and the west half, part of Indonesia, known as Papua.
A map showing Guinea's cities and administrative divisions. Location of Guinea. Guinea is a country on the coast of West Africa and is bordered by Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Mali, Ivory Coast, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.