Guinea

<p>Guinea's deep Muslim heritage arrived via the neighboring Almoravid Empire in the 11th century. Following Almoravid decline, Guinea existed on the fringe of several African kingdoms, all competing for regional dominance. In the 13th century, the Mali Empire took control of Guinea and encouraged its already growing Muslim faith. After the fall of the West African empires, various smaller kingdoms controlled Guinea. In the 18th century, Fulani Muslims established an Islamic state in central Guinea that provided one of the earliest examples of a written constitution and alternating leadership. European traders first arrived in the 16th century, and the French secured colonial rule in the 19th century.</p> <p>In 1958, Guinea achieved independence from France. Sekou TOURE became Guinea’s first post-independence president; he established a dictatorial regime and ruled until his death in 1984, after which General Lansana CONTE staged a coup and seized the government. He too established an authoritarian regime and manipulated presidential elections until his death in 2008, when Captain Moussa Dadis CAMARA led a military coup, seized power, and suspended the constitution. In 2009, CAMARA was wounded in an assassination attempt and was exiled to Burkina Faso. In 2010 and 2013 respectively, the country held its first free and fair presidential and legislative elections. Alpha CONDE won the 2010 and 2015 presidential elections, and his first cabinet was the first all-civilian government in Guinean history. CONDE won a third term in 2020 after a constitutional change to term limits. In 2021, Col Mamady DOUMBOUYA led another successful military coup, establishing the National Committee for Reconciliation and Development (CNRD), suspending the constitution, and dissolving the government and the legislature. DOUMBOUYA was sworn in as transition president and appointed Mohamed BEAVOGUI as transition prime minister. The National Transition Council (CNT), which acts as the legislative body for the transition, was formed in 2022 and consists of appointed members representing a broad swath of Guinean society.</p>

Land

245,717 sq km

Total

245,857 sq km

Water

140 sq km

slightly smaller than Oregon; slightly larger than twice the size of Pennsylvania

generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds

320 km

Africa

Highest point

Mont Nimba 1,752 m

Lowest point

Atlantic Ocean 0 m

Mean elevation

472 m

11 00 N, 10 00 W

the Niger and its important tributary, the Milo River, have their sources in the Guinean highlands

949 sq km (2017)

Border countries

Cote d'Ivoire 816 km; Guinea-Bissau 421 km; Liberia 590 km; Mali 1062 km; Senegal 363 km; Sierra Leone 794 km

number of neighbors

6

Total

4,046 km

Agricultural land

73.2% (2023 est.)

Agricultural land: arable land

arable land: 24.4% (2023 est.)

Agricultural land: permanent crops

permanent crops: 5.3% (2023 est.)

Agricultural land: permanent pasture

permanent pasture: 43.5% (2023 est.)

arable land

24.42%

Forest

20.3% (2023 est.)

Other

6.5% (2023 est.)

permanent crops

5.27%

No

Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone

Niger river source (shared with Mali, and Nigeria [m]) - 4,200 km; Gambie (Gambia) river source (shared with Senegal and The Gambia [m]) - 1,094 km<br><br><strong>note:</strong> [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth

Atlantic Ocean drainage

Niger (2,261,741 sq km), Senegal (456,397 sq km)

Google Maps

https://goo.gl/maps/8J5oM5sA4Ayr1ZYGA

OpenStreetMap

https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/192778

Africa

Exclusive economic zone

200 nm

Territorial sea

12 nm

hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season

bauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium, hydropower, fish, salt

areas of highest density are in the west and south; interior is sparsely populated, as shown in this population distribution map

Western Africa

generally flat coastal plain, hilly to mountainous interior

UTC

number of time zones

1

0-14 years

40.9% (male 2,884,146/female 2,835,794)

15-64 years

55.1% (male 3,846,852/female 3,856,366)

65 years and over

4% (2024 est.) (male 254,608/female 308,413)

Beer

0.29 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Other alcohols

0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Spirits

0.03 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Total

0.33 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Wine

0.01 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

35.04 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Men married by age 18

1.9% (2018)

Women married by age 15

17% (2018)

Women married by age 18

46.5% (2018)

26.1%

15% (2022 est.)

70.9% (2018 est.)

7.69 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)

adult female

235 per 1,000

adult male

268 per 1,000

Elderly dependency ratio

7.4 (2025 est.)

Potential support ratio

13.6 (2025 est.)

Total dependency ratio

81.5 (2025 est.)

Youth dependency ratio

74.1 (2025 est.)

Improved: rural

rural: 59% of population (2022 est.)

Improved: total

total: 71.5% of population (2022 est.)

Improved: urban

urban: 92% of population (2022 est.)

Unimproved: rural

rural: 41% of population (2022 est.)

Unimproved: total

total: 28.5% of population (2022 est.)

Unimproved: urban

urban: 8% of population (2022 est.)

Education expenditure (% GDP)

1.7% of GDP (2023 est.)

Education expenditure (% national budget)

9.2% national budget (2025 est.)

2 % of GDP

Fulani (Peuhl) 33.4%, Malinke 29.4%, Susu 21.2%, Guerze 7.8%, Kissi 6.2%, Toma 1.6%, other/foreign 0.4% (2018 est.)

2.34 (2025 est.)

4 % of GDP

Health expenditure (as % of GDP)

3.8% of GDP (2021)

Health expenditure (as % of national budget)

5% of national budget (2022 est.)

0.48%

Female

42.3 deaths/1,000 live births

Male

51.6 deaths/1,000 live births

neonatal

30 deaths/1,000 live births

Total

45.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)

French (official), Pular, Maninka, Susu, other native languages

languages

French

note

<strong>note:</strong> about 40 languages are spoken; each ethnic group has its own language

number of languages

1

Female

66.6 years

Male

62.7 years

Total population

64.6 years (2024 est.)

Female

27.7% (2018 est.)

Male

54.4% (2018 est.)

Total population

39.6% (2018 est.)

2.111 million CONAKRY (capital) (2023)

494 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)

Female

19.6 years

Male

19.2 years

Total

19.5 years (2025 est.)

19.9 years (2018 est.)

note

<strong>note:</strong> data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49

Adjective

Guinean

Noun

Guinean(s)

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)

7.7% (2016)

0.21 physicians/1,000 population (2022)

Female

7,194,929

Male

7,179,661

Total

14,374,590 (2025 est.)

2.74% (2025 est.)

Muslim 85.2%, Christian 13.4%, animist 0.2%, none 1.2% (2018 est.)

Improved: rural

rural: 39.4% of population (2022 est.)

Improved: total

total: 60.6% of population (2022 est.)

Improved: urban

urban: 95.6% of population (2022 est.)

Unimproved: rural

rural: 60.6% of population (2022 est.)

Unimproved: total

total: 39.4% of population (2022 est.)

Unimproved: urban

urban: 4.4% of population (2022 est.)

Female

8 years (2021 est.)

Male

9 years (2021 est.)

Total

9 years (2021 est.)

0-14 years

1.02 male(s)/female

15-64 years

1 male(s)/female

65 years and over

0.83 male(s)/female

At birth

1.03 male(s)/female

Total population

1 male(s)/female (2024 est.)

4.75 children born/woman (2025 est.)

Rate of urbanization

3.64% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Urban population

38.1% of total population (2023)

measles

60%

7 administrative regions (<em>régions administratives</em><em>, </em>singular - <em>région administrative</em>) and 1 governorate (<em>gouvenorat</em>)*; Boke, Conakry*, Faranah, Kankan, Kindia, Labe, Mamou, N'Zerekore

Etymology

<p>the name derives from <em>konakri</em>, a Susu word meaning "over the water" and referring to the city's location on a peninsula; it was originally the name of a local village</p>

Geographic coordinates

9 30 N, 13 42 W

Name

Conakry

Time difference

UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

Citizenship by birth

no

Citizenship by descent only

at least one parent must be a citizen of Guinea

Dual citizenship recognized

no

Residency requirement for naturalization

na

svg

https://mainfacts.com/media/images/coats_of_arms/gn.svg

History

previous 1958, 1990; 2010 and a referendum in 2020, which was suspended on 5 September 2021 via a coup d'&eacute;tat; on 27 September, the Transitional Charter was released, which supersedes the constitution until a new constitution is promulgated

alternative spellings

GN, Republic of Guinea, République de Guinée

Conventional long form

Republic of Guinea

Conventional short form

Guinea

Etymology

the country is named after the Guinea region of West Africa that lies along the Gulf of Guinea, but the name itself derives from the Tuareg word <em>aginaw</em>, meaning "black people"

FIFA code

GUI

Former

French Guinea

Local long form

R&eacute;publique de Guin&eacute;e

local long form (fra)

République de Guinée

Local short form

Guin&eacute;e

Chief of mission

Ambassador (vacant); Charg&eacute; d&rsquo;Affaires Mary E. DASCHBACH (since 15 July 2025)

Email address and website

<br>ConakryACS@state.gov<br><br>https://gn.usembassy.gov/

Embassy

Transversale No. 2, Centre Administratif de Koloma, Commune de Ratoma, Conakry

FAX

[224] 65-10-42-97

Mailing address

2110 Conakry Place, Washington DC&nbsp; 20521-2110

Telephone

[224] 65-10-40-00

Chancery

2112 Leroy Place NW, Washington, DC 20008

Chief of mission

Ambassador Fatoumata KABA (since 19 April 2023)

Consulate(s)

Los Angelos

Email address and website

<br>http://guineaembassyusa.org/en/welcome-to-the-embassy-of-guinea-washington-usa/

FAX

[1] (202) 986-3800

Telephone

[1] (202) 986-4300

Cabinet

formerly the Council of Ministers appointed by the president

Chief of state

President Col. Mamady DOUMBOUYA (since 17 January 2026)

Election results

<em>2025: </em>Mamady DOUMBOUYA elected president in the first round; percent of vote -Mamady DOUMBOUYA (Independent) 86.7%, Abdoulaye Yero BALDE (DFG) 6.5%, other 7%<br><em><br>2020: </em>Alpha CONDE reelected president in the first round; percent of vote - Alpha CONDE (RPG) 59.5%, Cellou Dalein DIALLO (UFDG) 33.5%, other 7%

Election/appointment process

the president is directly elected by absolute-majority popular vote in 2 rounds, if needed, for a 7-year single term, and the prime minister is appointed by the president

Head of government

Prime Minister Amadou Oury BAH (since 27 February 2024)

Most recent election date

28 December 2025

Note

<strong>note 1:</strong> in 2021, the military arrested and detained the president, suspended the constitution, and dissolved the government and legislature<br><br><strong>note 2:</strong> the transitional government has not announced a new election timetable<br><br><strong>note 3:</strong> new constitution approved in 2025 with presidential term changed to a single seven-year term<br><br><strong>note 4: </strong>elections held 28 December 2025, transitional president wins and is sworn in 17 January 2026

<strong>description: </strong>three equal vertical bands of red (left side), yellow, and green<br><br><strong>meaning:</strong> red stands for the people's sacrifice for liberation and work; yellow for the sun, the riches of the earth, and justice; green for the country's vegetation and unity<br><br><strong>history:</strong> uses the colors of the Pan-African movement

note

<strong>note:</strong> the colors from left to right are the reverse of those on the flags of neighboring Mali and Senegal

The flag of Guinea is composed of three equal vertical bands of red, yellow and green.

svg

https://flagcdn.com/gn.svg

presidential republic

2 October 1958 (from France)

accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

ACP, AfDB, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Highest court(s)

Supreme Court or Cour Supr&ecirc;me (organized into Administrative Chamber and Civil, Penal, and Social Chamber; court consists of the first president, 2 chamber presidents, 10 councilors, the solicitor general, and NA deputies); Constitutional Court - suspended on 5 September 2021

Judge selection and term of office

Supreme Court first president appointed by the national president after consultation with the National Assembly; other members appointed by presidential decree; members serve 9-year terms until age 65

Subordinate courts

Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel; High Court of Justice or Cour d'Assises; Court of Account (Court of Auditors); Courts of First Instance (Tribunal de Premi&egrave;re Instance); labor court; military tribunal; justices of the peace; specialized courts

civil law system based on the French model

Electoral system

mixed system

Expected date of next election

December 2025

Legislative structure

unicameral

Legislature name

Transitional National Council (Conseil national de transition)

Most recent election date

1/22/2022

Note

<strong>note:</strong> on 5 September 2021, Col. Mamady DOUMBOUYA led a military coup in which President CONDE was arrested and detained, the constitution suspended, and the government and People's National Assembly dissolved; in January 2022, an 81-member Transitional National Council was installed; in February 2024, Guinea's military leaders dissolved the government

Number of seats

81 (all appointed)

Percentage of women in chamber

29.6%

Scope of elections

full renewal

red, yellow, green

Selected World Heritage Site locales

Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve

Total World Heritage Sites

1 (natural)

Independence Day, 2 October (1958)

elephant

African Congress for Democracy and Renewal or CADRE <br>Alliance for National Renewal or ARN <br>Alliance for National Renewal or ARENA <br>Bloc Liberal or BL <br>Citizen Generation or GECI <br>Citizen Party for the Defense of Collective Interests or PCDIC <br>Democratic Alliance for Renewal or ADR <br>Democratic National Movement or MND<br>Democratic Union for Renewal and Progress or UDRP <br>Democratic Union of Guinea or UDG <br>Democratic People's Movement of Guinea or MPDG <br>Democratic Workers' Party of Guinea or PDTG <br>Front for the National Alliance or FAN <br>Generation for Reconciliation Union and Prosperity or GRUP <br>Guinea for Democracy and Balance or GDE <br>Guinean Party for Peaceful Coexistence and Development or PGCD <br>Guinean Party for Solidarity and Democracy or PGSD <br>Guinean Union for Democracy and Development or UGDD <br>Guinean Rally for Development or RGD <br>Guinean Rally for Unity and Development or RGUD <br>Guinean Renaissance Party or PGR <br>Modern Guinea <br>Movement for Solidarity and Development or MSD <br>National Committee for Reconciliation and Development <br>National Front for Development or FND <br>National Union for Prosperity or UNP <br>National Party for Hope and Development or PEDN <br>New Democratic Forces or NFD <br>New Generation for the Republic or NGR <br>New Guinea or NG <br>New Political Generation or NGP <br>Party for Progress and Change or PPC <br>Party of Citizen Action through Labor or PACT <br>Party of Democrats for Hope or PADES <br>Party of Freedom and Progress or PLP <br>Party of Hope for National Development or PEDN <br>Rally for Renaissance and Development or RRD <br>Rally for the Guinean People or RPG <br>Rally for the Integrated Development of Guinea or RDIG <br>Rally for the Republic or RPR <br>Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea or UFDG<br>Union for Progress and Renewal or UPR <br>Union for the Defense of Republican Interests or UDIR <br>Union for the Progress of Guinea or UPG <br>Union of Democratic Forces or UFD a or UFDG <br>Union of Democrats for the Renaissance of Guinea or UDRG <br>Union of Republican Forces or UFR <br>Unity and Progress Party or PUP

Monday

18 years of age; universal

Yes

rice, cassava, maize, groundnuts, oil palm fruit, plantains, potatoes, fonio, yams, sweet potatoes (2023)

note

<b>note:</b> top ten agricultural products based on tonnage

Expenditures

$2.014 billion (2019 est.)

Revenues

$1.949 billion (2019 est.)

code

GNF

name

Guinean franc (GNF) [Fr]

$-391,820,000

Current account balance 2021

$4.639 billion (2021 est.)

Current account balance 2022

$3.35 billion (2022 est.)

Current account balance 2023

$2.288 billion (2023 est.)

Note

<b>note:</b> balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars

$5.39 billion

Debt - external 2023

$3.764 billion (2023 est.)

Note

<b>note:</b> present value of external debt in current US dollars

growing but primarily agrarian West African economy; major mining sector; improving fiscal and debt balances prior to COVID-19; economy increasingly vulnerable to climate change; slow infrastructure improvements; gender wealth and human capital gaps

Currency

Guinean francs (GNF) per US dollar -

Exchange rates 2016

8,967.927 (2016 est.)

Exchange rates 2017

9,088.319 (2017 est.)

Exchange rates 2018

9,011.134 (2018 est.)

Exchange rates 2019

9,183.876 (2019 est.)

Exchange rates 2020

9,565.082 (2020 est.)

$10.35 billion

Exports 2021

$10.266 billion (2021 est.)

Exports 2022

$8.898 billion (2022 est.)

Exports 2023

$12.008 billion (2023 est.)

Note

<b>note:</b> balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars

gold, aluminum ore, cocoa beans, crude petroleum, coconuts/brazil nuts/cashews (2023)

note

<b>note:</b> top five export commodities based on value in dollars

UAE 50%, China 36%, India 8%, Switzerland 1%, Spain 1% (2023)

note

<b>note:</b> top five export partners based on percentage share of exports

net inflows

$1.4 billion

Exports of goods and services

44% (2024 est.)

Government consumption

13.4% (2024 est.)

Household consumption

67.4% (2024 est.)

Imports of goods and services

-56.1% (2024 est.)

Investment in fixed capital

32.1% (2024 est.)

Investment in inventories

-0.9% (2024 est.)

Note

<strong>note:</strong> figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection

Agriculture

29.6% (2024 est.)

Industry

25.3% (2024 est.)

Note

<b>note:</b> figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data

Services

37.5% (2024 est.)

$25.334 billion (2024 est.)

note

<b>note:</b> data in current dollars at official exchange rate

$1,695

33.7 (2012)

Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2018

29.6 (2018 est.)

Note

<b>note:</b> index (0-100) of income distribution; higher values represent greater inequality

$22.64 billion

$1,440

32 % of GDP

Highest 10%

23.1% (2018 est.)

Lowest 10%

3.5% (2018 est.)

Note

<b>note:</b> % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population

$14.1 billion

Imports 2021

$5.353 billion (2021 est.)

Imports 2022

$5.749 billion (2022 est.)

Imports 2023

$8.365 billion (2023 est.)

Note

<b>note:</b> balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars

refined petroleum, rice, garments, construction vehicles, cars (2023)

note

<b>note:</b> top five import commodities based on value in dollars

China 39%, India 9%, Netherlands 7%, Belgium 6%, UAE 4% (2023)

note

<b>note:</b> top five import partners based on percentage share of imports

7.1% (2024 est.)

note

<b>note:</b> annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency

bauxite, gold, diamonds, iron ore; light manufacturing, agricultural processing

8.12%

Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022

10.5% (2022 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023

7.8% (2023 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024

8.1% (2024 est.)

Note

<b>note:</b> annual % change based on consumer prices

4.534 million (2024 est.)

note

<b>note:</b> number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

total

4.72 million persons

agriculture

47.36%

industry

14.15%

services

38.49%

43.7% (2018 est.)

note

<b>note:</b> % of population with income below national poverty line

Public debt 2016

41.8% of GDP (2016 est.)

$67.36 billion

Note

<b>note:</b> data in 2021 dollars

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022

$53.297 billion (2022 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023

$56.251 billion (2023 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024

$59.439 billion (2024 est.)

5.35%

Note

<b>note:</b> annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency

Real GDP growth rate 2022

4% (2022 est.)

Real GDP growth rate 2023

5.5% (2023 est.)

Real GDP growth rate 2024

5.7% (2024 est.)

$4,565

Note

<b>note:</b> data in 2021 dollars

Real GDP per capita 2022

$3,800 (2022 est.)

Real GDP per capita 2023

$3,900 (2023 est.)

Real GDP per capita 2024

$4,000 (2024 est.)

$616.42 million

Note

<b>note:</b> personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities

Remittances 2021

2% of GDP (2021 est.)

Remittances 2022

2.6% of GDP (2022 est.)

Remittances 2023

2.2% of GDP (2023 est.)

$1.89 billion

Note

<b>note:</b> holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021

$2.183 billion (2021 est.)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022

$2.11 billion (2022 est.)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023

$1.887 billion (2023 est.)

5.16%

Note

<b>note:</b> % of labor force seeking employment

Unemployment rate 2022

5.3% (2022 est.)

Unemployment rate 2023

5.3% (2023 est.)

Unemployment rate 2024

5.3% (2024 est.)

Female

8% (2024 est.)

Male

6.2% (2024 est.)

Note

<b>note:</b> % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment

Total

7.1% (2024 est.)

Imports

400 metric tons (2023 est.)

Consumption

3.624 billion kWh (2023 est.)

Installed generating capacity

1.06 million kW (2023 est.)

Transmission/distribution losses

424.356 million kWh (2023 est.)

Electrification - rural areas

21.3%

Electrification - total population

47.7% (2022 est.)

Electrification - urban areas

91%

Fossil fuels

25.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

hydroelectric

87.39%

Hydroelectricity

74.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

nuclear

0%

renewable

88.13%

Solar

0.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Total energy consumption per capita 2023

5.235 million Btu/person (2023 est.)

Refined petroleum consumption

32,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)

66.6%

per 100 inhabitants

0 per 100

Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

(2022 est.) less than 1

Total

1,000 (2022 est.)

government maintains control over broadcast media; single state-run TV station; state-run radio also operates several stations in rural areas; a dozen private TV stations; many privately owned radio stations, nearly all in Conakry, and about a dozen community radio stations; foreign TV programming available via satellite and cable subscription services (2022)

.gn

Percent of population

27% (2023 est.)

+224

Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

(2022 est.) less than 1

Total subscriptions

0 (2022 est.)

subscriptions per 100

109 per 100

Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

109 (2022 est.)

Total subscriptions

15.3 million (2022 est.)

16 (2025)

3X

Right

1 (2025)

By type

other 2

Total

2 (2023)

Key ports

Benti, Conakry, Kamsar, Victoria

Large

0

Medium

1

Ports with oil terminals

2

Small

0

Total ports

4 (2024)

Very small

3

Narrow gauge

807 km (2017) 1.000-m gauge

Standard gauge

279 km (2017) 1.435-m gauge

Total

1,086 km (2017)

RG

the Guinean military is responsible for territorial defense, but also has some domestic security responsibilities and has historically been involved in suppressing public protests; in 2021 the Army&rsquo;s special forces led a military overthrow of the government; the military-led government has since been accused of cracking down on dissent, the media, and political opposition; border security is a key focus for the Guinean military, particularly a territorial dispute with Sierra Leone that dates back to 2001 (2025)

Guinean (or National) Armed Forces (Forces Armées Guinéennes): Army, Air Force, Navy, National Gendarmerie<br><br>Ministry of Security: National Police (2025)

active duty personnel

13,000

note

<strong>note:</strong> the Gendarmerie and National Police share responsibility for internal security; Guinea's military and security forces are sometimes collectively referred to as the Defense and Security Forces

percent of total labor force

0.32 %

estimated 10-12,000 active Armed Forces (2025)

the Guinean military's inventory consists almost entirely of ageing Soviet-era weapons and equipment along with small amounts of secondhand arms from China, France, Russia, and South Africa (2025)

2 % of GDP

current USD

$562,455,951

Military Expenditures 2020

1.4% of GDP (2020 est.)

Military Expenditures 2021

1.5% of GDP (2021 est.)

Military Expenditures 2022

1.8% of GDP (2022 est.)

Military Expenditures 2023

2.1% of GDP (2023 est.)

Military Expenditures 2024

2.1% of GDP (2024 est.)

percent of central government expenditure

12.79 %

percent of GDP

2.05 % of GDP

18 years of age for voluntary and selective conscripted service; 9-12 months of service (2025)

IDPs

5,160 (2024 est.)

Refugees

2,343 (2024 est.)

From coal and metallurgical coke

1,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

From petroleum and other liquids

4.504 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

Total emissions

4.505 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

deforestation; inadequate potable water; desertification; soil contamination and erosion; overfishing, overpopulation in forest region; poor mining practices; water pollution; improper waste disposal

Party to

Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling

Signed, but not ratified

none of the selected agreements

34.2 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)

26 % of total land area

1 % of total

226 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)

0 % of internal resources

Agricultural

600 million cubic meters (2022 est.)

Industrial

60 million cubic meters (2022 est.)

Municipal

230 million cubic meters (2022 est.)

Municipal solid waste generated annually

596,900 tons (2024 est.)

Percent of municipal solid waste recycled

23.9% (2022 est.)