Guinea

Introduction

Guinea is located in Africa, with its capital being Conakry and the official language being French.

GNF is the legal tender of Guinea. The top-level domain of Guinea is .gn, and to make an overseas call to Guinea, you need to add +224 / 00224 before the number.

The IANA time zone of Guinea is Africa/Conakry. The local time is 8 hours ahead compared to Beijing time. On 2025-12-30, the sunrise time in Guinea's capital Conakry is 07:08, and the sunset time is 18:43.

Guinea: a resource-rich country in West Africa

Guinea is located in West Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the west and Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone and Liberia to the north, with Conakry as its capital. The country has a population of about 13 million, with French as the official language, and is a multi-ethnic country, dominated by Fulani and Malinke. Guinea is rich in natural resources, bauxite reserves ranked first in the world, accounting for nearly one-third of global reserves, but also has iron ore, diamonds, gold and other mineral resources, the economy is highly dependent on mining exports. The economy is highly dependent on mining exports. Agriculture is the main area of employment, with rice, coffee and cocoa as the main crops. Despite its superior resource endowment, the economy is constrained by weak infrastructure and a lack of political stability. In recent years, the Government has sought to diversify the economy and develop the tourism industry, relying on its coastal scenery and natural landscape to attract tourists.