It has 12.21% arable land, and 2.85% of the land is permanent crops.


Upper Guinea is composed of the Niger Plains, which slope northeastward toward the Sahara. The coast is fringed with mangrove trees, and the coastal plain supports stands of oil palms. Guinea is not rich in African big game. There are several species of guinea fowl and all originate from Africa but can be found raised in Europe.

Conakry's average annual rainfall is 4,300 mm (169.3 in). The best room temperature for guinea pigs to live in safely is between 17-20°C (source: RSPCA). More than 20 rivers in western Africa originate in Guinea. Soil conservation is extremely important, because most soils are thin and rainfall heavy, causing much erosion.

Westernmost point (mainland) – the point at which the border with, This page was last edited on 30 April 2020, at 12:35. It has a 320-km coastline, and claims an exclusive economic zone of 200 nmi (370.4 km; 230.2 mi), with a territorial sea of 12 nmi (22.2 km; 13.8 mi). Birds that have been slaughtered no longer than 14 weeks after birth. Guinea is in western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone. Guinea's total renewable water resources total 226 km3. Guinea is a country on the coast of West Africa and is bordered by Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Mali, Ivory Coast, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.

The country's lowest point is the Atlantic Ocean (0 m), and highest is Mont Nimba (1,752 m). 949.2 km² (2003) of land is irrigated. The coastal region of Guinea and most of the inland have a tropical climate, with a monsoonal-type rainy season lasting from April to November, relatively high and uniform temperatures, southwesterly winds, and high humidity. Author of.

The temperature range that guinea pigs should be kept in is about 16 - 24 degrees celsius.

Inter-annual and annual changes in temperature and rainfall were investigated. This is a list of the extreme points of Guinea, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location. On the coast a period of six months of dry weather is followed by six months of rain.

Rainfall varies between 60 and 90 inches (1,500 and 2,300 mm) annually, and the average annual temperatures there are in the mid-70s F (about 25 °C). The flat relief is broken by rounded granite hills and outliers of the Fouta Djallon. The Boulbinet section and the fishing harbour at Conakry, Guinea.


Sahelian Upper Guinea has a shorter rainy season and greater daily temperature variations. The most common soils found in Guinea are laterites formed of iron and hydrated aluminum oxides and other materials that often concretize into hard iron-rich conglomerates. Try to buy from a butcher or producer that you trust. Meteo Conakry - Guinée ☼ Longitude : -13.7 Latitude : 9.52 Altitude : 5m ☀ Située en Afrique de l’Ouest, la Guinée est bordée par l’océan Atlantique à l’ouest, elle e a pour voisins, à l’ouest par le Sénégal, Poisonous snakes include mambas, vipers, and cobras, and there are pythons and a variety of harmless snakes. The Niger River, the Gambia River, and the Senegal River are among the 22 West African rivers that have their origins in Guinea. A few hippopotamuses and manatees inhabit the rivers of both Lower and Upper Guinea.

The Fouta Djallon is mostly open, with trees growing along the wider stream valleys.

Numerous offshore islands are remnants of former hills. Guinea fowl are small birds with darker, gamier flesh than chicken. Basically an enormous sandstone block, the Fouta Djallon consists of level plateaus broken by deeply incised valleys and dotted with sills and dikes, or exposed structures of ancient volcanism resulting in resistant landforms of igneous rock. More than 5,000 square miles (13,000 square km) of the highlands’ total extent of 30,000 square miles (78,000 square km) lie above 3,000 feet (900 metres). The Saint Paul River enters the Atlantic at Monrovia, in Liberia, and the Moa River has its mouth at Sulima, in Sierra Leone. Remove giblets from the cavity and keep well wrapped in the fridge, on a tray, covered with greaseproof paper or foil for up to two days. As the ITCZ shifts southward in November, the hot, dry wind known as the harmattan blows from the northeast off the Sahara. Current environmental issues in Guinea include: deforestation; inadequate supplies of potable water; desertification; soil contamination and erosion; and overfishing and overpopulation in forest regions. There are several species of guinea fowl and all originate from Africa but can be found raised in Europe. En effet, dans cette saison, si les nuits sont fraîches, dans la journée la température atteint des valeurs très élevées (32/34 degrés, parfois même 40 °C).

Guinea's land boundaries span a total of 4,046 km: with Ivory Coast 816 km, Guinea-Bissau 421 km, Liberia 590 km, Mali 1,062 km, Senegal 363 km, and Sierra Leone 794 km. Aluminum was once more valuable than gold.

At low elevations, temperatures resemble those of the coastal areas.