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Guinea

Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a coastal country located in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Ivory Coast to the southeast, and Sierra Leone and Liberia to the south.

Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Data refreshed on 2026.11.04 · source: Wikidata

Points to watch 2026.11.04

  • Alert

    Sanctions targeting the country: United Kingdom (1 regime, 5 listings), European Union (1 regime, 5 listings). UN, OFAC, FCDO, EU · 2026.11.03

  • Context

    Not free according to Freedom House (score 28/100). Freedom House 2025

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The Institute's composite reading

Risque élevé

5.8 /10 risk

  • Security 3.0
  • Legitimacy 3.0
  • Economy 7.3
  • Diplomacy 3.5
  • Influence 0.0

Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.

State under international sanctions

  • EU 1 regime · 5 listings: 5 people, 0 entities
  • United Kingdom 1 regime · 5 listings: 5 people, 0 entities

Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 5 (list of 2026.10.27), United Kingdom 4 (list of 2026.11.03), EU 1 (list of 2026.10.23).

Capital
Conakry
Population
14,363,931 inh.
Area
245,857 km²
Currency
GNF
Regime
republic

Executive in office

Head of State

Mamadi Doumbouya

since 2021.10.01

Head of Government

Bah Oury

since 2024.02.27 Union des démocrates pour la renaissance de la Guinée

Government in office · 8 members

Ministre des affaires étrangères, de l'Intégration africaine et des guinéens établie à l'étranger

Morissanda Kouyaté

since 2021.10.25 Foreign affairs

ministre de la pêche et de l’économie numérique

Fatima Camara

since 2024.03.13 Finance

ministre de la Justice et des Droits de l'homme

Yaya Kairaba Kaba

since 2024.03.13 Justice

Ministre de l'Education nationale, de l'Alphabétisation, de l'Enseignement technique et de la formation professionnelle

Bintou Keita

since 2026.06.27 Education

Ministre de la Santé et de l'Hygiène Publique

Khaité Sall

since 2026.02.02 Health

ministre de l'Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche scientifique et de l'Innovation

Diaka Sibibé

since 2021.10.26

ministre secrétaire général du gouvernement

Abdourahmane Sikhé Camara

since 2021.10.21

secrétaire général des affaires religieux

Karamoko Diawara

since 2021.11.04

Parliament

Assemblée nationale

114 seats

Economic indicators World Bank · 2025

GDP

28 G$

2025 ↑ +13.3 % vs 2024

GDP / capita

1,877 $

2025 ↑ +10.8 % vs 2024

Growth

7.4 %

2025 ↑ +2.1 pt vs 2024

Inflation

3.6 %

2025 ↓ -4.6 pt vs 2024

Unemployment

5.2 %

2025 ↑ +0.0 pt vs 2024

Defense / GDP

2.0 %

2025 ↓ -0.1 pt vs 2024

Life expectancy

60.9 yrs

2024 ↑ +0.3 % vs 2023

Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026

Democracy (V-Dem)

0.19/1

#140 closed autocracy 2025

Freedoms (Freedom House)

28/100

Not Free 2026

Corruption (CPI)

26/100

#1422025

Press freedom (RSF)

48/100

#1112026

Military posture SIPRI · 2025

Global spending rank

#94

SIPRI 2025

Annual budget

0.6 Md$

2025USD constants 2024

Defense effort

2.0 %PIB

2025

Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023

Exports

13 Md$

Imports

7 Md$

Balance

6 Md$

Top exports

  • Bauxite (1er producteur Afrique)
  • Or

Top imports

  • Pétrole raffiné

Export partners

Import partners

Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten

Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.

  • USA 29%
  • GBR 31%
  • FRA 36%
  • DEU 36%
  • RUS 56%
  • CHN 71%
  • IRN 58%

Abstention: 24%

Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-11-04

Last election

Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025

HDI

0.5/1

#1792023

Gini

29.6

low2018

Refugees hosted

2,154

UNHCR 2025

Refugees originating

47,692

UNHCR 2025

National anthem

Liberté

Composer · Fodéba Keïta

Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata

  • UN
  • WTO
  • Francophonie (OIF)
  • OIC
  • African Union
  • ECOWAS

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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days

The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 2,249 times a day (French and English). On 2026.11.03: 2,112, or ×0.9.

French + English French usual level 2026.08.06 · 2026.11.03 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users

Sources and freshness

  • Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
  • Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
  • Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2018 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-11-04
  • Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
  • Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-11-04
  • Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-27 · read on 2026-11-04
  • Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-11-03 · read on 2026-11-04
  • Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-10-23 · read on 2026-11-04
  • Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
  • Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)