Guinea: Flag and Facts
Guinea's flag has three equal vertical stripes of red, yellow and green, with red on the hoist side.
- Official name
- Republic of Guinea
- Capital
- Conakry
- Region
- Western Africa
- Population
- 14 million (2025)
- Languages
- French
- Currency
- Guinean franc
- Area
- 245,857 km² (94,926 sq mi)
- People
- Guinean
- Calling code
- +224
- Highest point
- Mont Nimba 1,752 m
- Independence
- 2 October 1958 (from France)
- National symbols
- elephant
- Borders
- Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone
About Guinea
Red represents the sacrifice and labor of the people for liberation, yellow the sun, justice and the wealth of the earth, and green the plant life and unity. The three are Pan-African colors.
Islam reached Guinea from the Almoravid Empire in the 11th century. Two centuries on, the Mali Empire took charge and helped the faith spread further. Later, smaller kingdoms ruled. In the 18th century, Fulani Muslims built an Islamic state in central Guinea with one of the earliest written constitutions and a system of rotating leaders. European traders showed up in the 16th century, and France took colonial control in the 19th century. Guinea became independent on 2 October 1958. The coast is flat, and the interior turns hilly and mountainous.
Did you know?
- The elephant is Guinea's national symbol.
- Mont Nimba, the highest point in Guinea, rises to 1,752 meters.
- The median age in Guinea is only 19.5 years.
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Questions about Guinea
What is the capital of Guinea?
Conakry, with about 2.111 million residents.
What is Guinea's national anthem?
Liberté, which means Liberty.
Sources
- CIA World Factbook, checked October 8, 2026
- REST Countries data (mledoze/countries), checked October 8, 2026
- Flag artwork: flag-icons (MIT), checked October 8, 2026
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