Guinea

Guinea is a traditional name for the region of the coast of which lies along the Gulf of Guinea. It is a naturally moist tropical forest or savanna that stretches along the coast and borders the belt in the north.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Daboase.

Town
is a town in the western region of Ghana in West Africa and is the capital of , a district in the of .

Guinea

Latitude
5.15° or 5° 9′ north
Longitude
-1.75° or 1° 45′ west
Open location code
6CQW5722+22
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5493240622
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­region
Wiki­data ID
Q207887
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Guinea” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: غينيا
  • Aragonese: Guinea
  • Armenian: Գվինեա (տարածաշրջան)
  • Armenian: Գվինեա
  • Arpitan: Guinê
  • Basque: Ginea
  • Belarusian: Гвінея
  • Belarusian: Рэгіён Гвінея
  • Bengali: গিনি
  • Bosnian: Gvineja
  • Catalan: Guinea
  • Chinese: Guinea
  • Chinese: 几内亚
  • Chinese: 幾內亞
  • Chinese: 畿內亞
  • Croatian: Gvineja
  • Czech: Guinea
  • Czech: tropická Afrika
  • Danish: Guinea
  • Dutch: Guinea
  • Esperanto: Gvineo
  • Finnish: Guinea
  • French: Côte de Guinée
  • French: Guinée
  • German: Guinea
  • Hebrew: גינאה
  • Hindi: गिनी
  • Icelandic: Gínea
  • Indonesian: Guinea (wilayah)
  • Indonesian: Guinea
  • Italian: Guinea
  • Japanese: ギニア
  • Kannada: ಗಿನಿ (ಪ್ರದೇಶ)
  • Kannada: ಗಿನಿ
  • Kashmiri: گنی
  • Korean: 기니
  • Lithuanian: Gvinėjos regionas
  • Min Nan Chinese: Guinea
  • N'Ko: ߖߌ߬ߣߍ ߕߌ߲߬ߞߎߘߎ߲
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Guinea
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Guinearegionen
  • Norwegian: Guinea
  • Ossetian: Гвиней
  • Persian: گینه (منطقه)
  • Persian: گینه
  • Polish: Gwinea
  • Portuguese: Guiné
  • Romanian: Guineea
  • Russian: Гвинейский регион
  • Russian: Гвинея
  • Rusyn: Ґвінея
  • Serbian: Gvineja
  • Serbian: Гвинеја
  • Serbo-Croatian: Gvineja
  • Spanish: Guinea
  • Swahili: Guinea
  • Swedish: Guinea
  • Tatar: Гвинея
  • Ukrainian: Гвінея (регіон)
  • Ukrainian: Гвінея
  • Urdu: گنی
  • Venetian: Guinea
  • Western Panjabi: گنی (خطہ)
  • Western Panjabi: گنی

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Notable Places Nearby

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