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Saturday, April 3, 2010

Guinea


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GUINEA is a French-speaking country located in Western Africa. The western part of the country borders the Atlantic Ocean. There are 6 bordering countries: Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, and Sierra Leone. The capital is Conakry, which is located on Tombo Island and on a nearby peninsula called the Kaloum Peninsula - the hyperlink to this GeoFact of the Day Blog post opens in new tab or window. The currency is the Guinean Franc, and its ISO 4217 currency code is GNF.


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