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Introduction to Guinea
created on:
2004-02-24
Guinea is located in southwestern West Africa and covers approximately 245 860 square kilometers. The country shares frontiers with Senegal and Mali to the north, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, the Ivory Coast to the east, Sierra Leone and Liberia to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southwest.
The country can be divided into four topographical zones: the coastal plain with swamps, the middle which is formed by the Fouta Djallon hill region, the northeast with grassy plains, savanna and dry lowlands and the southeastern forested area. Over one-third of the country is drained by the Niger River.
Guinea is one of the wettest countries in West Africa and has a tropical climate with two seasons. The rainy season lasts from June to November with the heaviest rainfall occurring in July and August. The dry season is from December to May, when the northeastern Harmattan blows dust from the Sahara Desert.
If you visit Guinea you can hike through the beautiful highland scenery of the Fouta Djallon, visit the jungle in the southeast and swim at the beaches near Conakry. But you always have to keep in mind that the southern regions, the border regions with Sierra Leone, Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire, are not safe to travel. So make sure you get the latest advice before you go and visit Guinea.
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