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Guinea (Guinée , in French) or Guinea-Conakry is a republic in West Africa, independent since 1958.
Guinea may also refer to:
Places
West Africa
Nations
Equatorial Guinea , a country in Central Africa, formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea
Guinea-Bissau , a country in West Africa, formerly the colony of Portuguese Guinea
Regions
Guinea (region) , a region in West Africa
Gulf of Guinea , a gulf of the Atlantic Ocean off West African coast, south of Nigeria and west of Cameroon
Upper Guinea historical name for the north coast of the gulf
Lower Guinea , a historical name for the east coast of the gulf
Historical
Danish Guinea, another name for
Danish Gold Coast , a former colony in what is now Ghana, West Africa
French Guinea , a former colony in West Africa, what is now Guinea
Portuguese Guinea , a former colony in West Africa, what is now Guinea-Bissau
Spanish Guinea , a former colony in West Africa, what is now Equatorial Guinea
Swedish Guinea, another name for
Swedish Gold Coast , a former colony in what is now Ghana, West Africa
Oceania
Places in North America
Currency
Guinea (coin) , a former British coin and currency unit
Egyptian pound (Egyptian Arabic Genēh Maṣri ), genēh is pronounced like the English word guinea
Surname
Animals
Other uses
See also
Topics referred to by the same term