GEOGRAPHY
Guinea is located on the Atlantic
Coast of West Africa and is bordered by Guinea-Bissau, Senegal,
Mali, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. The country
is divided into four geographic regions: A narrow coastal belt
(Lower Guinea); the pastoral Fouta Djallon highlands (Middle Guinea);
the northern savannah (Upper Guinea); and a southeastern rain-forest
region (Forest Guinea). The Niger, Gambia, and Senegal Rivers
are among the 22 West African rivers that have their origins in
Guinea.
The coastal region of Guinea
and most of the inland have a tropical climate, with a rainy season
lasting from April to November, relatively high and uniform temperatures,
and high humidity. Conakry's year-round average high is 29oC (85oF),
and the low is 23oC (74oF); its average annual rainfall is 430
centimeters (169 inches). Sahelian Upper Guinea has a shorter
rainy season and greater daily temperature variations.
Official
Name: Republic of Guinea
Area: 245,860 sq. km. (95,000 sq. mi.), about
the size of Oregon.
Cities: Capital--Conakry. Other cities--Guéckédou,
Boké, Kindia, N'Zérékoré, Macenta,
Mamou, Kankan, Faranah, Siguiri, Dalaba, Labe, Pita, Kamsar.
Terrain: Generally flat along the coast and mountainous
in the interior.
The country's four geographic regions include a narrow coastal
belt; pastoral highlands (the source of West Africa's major rivers);
the northern savanna; and the southeastern rain forest.
Climate: Tropical.
