The Republic of Guinea covers 245,857 square kilometres (94,926 sq mi) of West Africa about 10 degrees north of the equator. Guinea is divided into four natural regions with distinct human, geographic, and climatic characteristics:
* Maritime Guinea (La Guinée Maritime) covers 18% of the country
* Mid-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
Guinea is divided into seven administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures. The national capital, Conakry, ranks as a special zone.
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