How big is Guinea really?
Guinea covers 245,815 km² (94,910 mi²).
- Area
- 245,815 km² (94,910 mi²)
- Rank by area
- 78 of 219 countries and territories
- Closest in size
- United Kingdom (242,602 km²)
- Population
- 14,388,000
- People per km²
- 59
- Size on a Mercator map
- 1 times the real size
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Guinea vs United States (Contiguous 48)
The larger of the two covers 32 times the area of the smaller one, so the smaller one would fit into it 32 times.
| Guinea | United States (Contiguous 48) | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,815 km² | 7,930,605 km² |
| Population | 14,388,000 | 330,211,806 |
| People per km² | 59 | 42 |
| Difference in area | 7,684,790 km² | |
Guinea vs United Kingdom
The two are almost the same size: their areas differ by only 1.3%.
| Guinea | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,815 km² | 242,602 km² |
| Population | 14,388,000 | 67,736,802 |
| People per km² | 59 | 279 |
| Difference in area | 3,213 km² (1.3%) | |
Guinea on a Mercator map
Most online maps and many printed world maps use the Mercator projection, which enlarges areas more and more towards the poles. This outline lies near the equator, so these maps draw it almost at its true size (1 times).
Countries closest in size
| Rank | Country | Area | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | Ecuador | 256,863 km² | +4.5% |
| 78 | Guinea | 245,815 km² | – |
| 79 | United Kingdom | 242,602 km² | -1.3% |
| 80 | Uganda | 242,526 km² | -1.3% |
| 81 | Ghana | 239,888 km² | -2.4% |
| 82 | Romania | 237,802 km² | -3.3% |
Guinea: largest regions
| Region | Area | Share of the country |
|---|---|---|
| Kankan Region | 70,618 km² | 29% |
| Faranah Region | 40,852 km² | 17% |
| Nzérékoré Region | 34,507 km² | 14% |
| Boké Region | 34,049 km² | 14% |
| Kindia Region | 26,203 km² | 11% |
- First-level regions in TrueSize
- 8
Guinea in history
- First entry on the timeline
- 1727: Imamate of Futa Jallon
- Border changes on the timeline
- 4
- Largest extent on the timeline
- 244,756 km² (1899–Today)
| Names on the timeline | Years |
|---|---|
| Imamate of Futa Jallon | 1727–1877 |
| Futa Jallon and Samori's state | 1878–1881 |
| Guinean states and French coastal possessions | 1882–1890 |
| French Guinea and Futa Jallon | 1891–1895 |
| French Guinea | 1896–1957 |
| Republic of Guinea | 1958–Today |
| People's Revolutionary Republic of Guinea | 1978–1983 |
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Areas are calculated from the outlines TrueSize draws on the map, so they can differ slightly from official figures. Population figures are estimates.