Guinea
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Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for
the following climate stations in Guinea
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| Official name: |
Republic of Guinea
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| Capital: |
Conakry
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| Area: |
total: 245,857 sq km
water: 0 sq km
land: 245,857 sq km
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| Climate: |
generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds
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| Location: |
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone
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| Geographic coordinates: |
11 00 N, 10 00 W
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| Comparative Area: |
slightly smaller than Oregon
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| Land boundaries: |
total: 3,399 km
border countries: Cote d'Ivoire 610 km, Guinea-Bissau 386 km, Liberia 563 km, Mali 858 km, Senegal 330 km, Sierra Leone 652 km
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| Coastline: |
320 km
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| Terrain: |
generally flat coastal plain, hilly to mountainous interior
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mont Nimba 1,752 m
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Map of Guinea
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