Subdivisions of Guinea

Regions of Guinea

Guinea
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Guinea is divided into four natural regions with distinct human, geographic, and climatic characteristics:

• Maritime Guinea (La Guinée Maritime) covers 18% of the country
• Middle Guinea (La Moyenne-Guinée) covers 20% of the country
• Upper Guinea (La Haute-Guinée) covers 38% of the country
• Forested Guinea (Guinée Forestière) covers 23% of the country, and is both forested and mountainous

Guinea is divided into seven administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures. The national capital, Conakry, ranks as a special zone.

• The capital Conakry with a population of 2,782,630 ranks as a special zone

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