Guinea is divided into four natural regions with distinct human, geographic, and climatic characteristics:
Maritime Guinea (La Guinée Maritime) covers 34% of the country Middle Guinea (La Moyenne-Guinée) covers 20% of the country Upper Guinea (La Haute-Guinée) covers 38% of the country Forested Guinea (Guinée Forestière) covers 23% of the country, and is both forested and mountainous
Government divisions Regions
Guinea is divided into seven administrative regions. The national capital, Conakry, ranks as a special zone.
RegionCapitalArea (km2)Population (2014 census)Conakry Region Conakry 450 1,660,973Nzérékoré Region Nzérékoré 37,658 1,527,030Kankan Region Kankan 72,145 1,972,537Kindia Region Kindia 28,873 1,561,374Boké Region Boké 31,186 1,083,147Labé Region Labé 22,869 994,458Faranah Region Faranah 35,581 941,554Mamou RegionMamou 17,074 731,188
The capital Conakry with a population of 1,660,973 ranks as a special zone.
Prefectures
Guinea's regions are subdivided into thirty-three prefectures and one special zone, Conakry.
Sub-prefectures
The Communes of Guinea or sub prefectures, known in French as sous-prefectures, are the third-level administrative divisions in Guinea. As of 2009 there were 303 rural communes of Guinea and 38 urban communes, 5 of which compose the Conakry greater urban area.
See also Geography of Guinea List of regions of Guinea by Human Development Index
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