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Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a country in West Africa. It borders Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, and Mali to the north, Côte d'Ivoire to the southeast, and Liberia and Sierra Leone to the south. To the west, it has a coastline along the Atlantic Ocean. The country covers about 245,857 km², making it a medium-sized country in the region. Guinea has a population of around 14 million people (2025), with diverse ethnic groups and landscapes ranging from coastal plains to mountainous highlands. The capital city, Conakry, is located on the Atlantic coast and serves as the country's main economic and political center.

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Geoportal

Access the Geoportal with map-based country-level data down to settlement-level details (no open access 🔒): link here

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Key metrics

Key performance indicators across the country. Access data from different sources (if available) by switching between tabs.

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Electricity access rate: Recent

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Electricity access rate: Development

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Population

Total number of people living within the country.

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Installed electricity generation capacity ****

Total capacity of electricity-generating installations in the country.

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Electric power transmission and distribution losses

Share of electricity lost during transmission and distribution from power plants to end users.

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Renewable energy consumption

Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (TFEC) - SDG 7 Indicator 7.2.1.

• Understanding the Difference: Electricity Generation vs Renewable Energy Share

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