_*Defense Forces #Note: defense is the responsibility of the UK % @Guinea *Geography #_Total area: 245,860 km2; land area: 245,860 km2

_#_Comparative area: slightly smaller than Oregon

_#_Land boundaries: 3,399 km total; Guinea-Bissau 386 km, Ivory Coast 610 km, Liberia 563 km, Mali 858 km, Senegal 330 km, Sierra Leone 652 km

_#_Coastline: 320 km

_#_Maritime claims:

Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm;

Territorial sea: 12 nm

_#_Climate: generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds

_#_Terrain: generally flat coastal plain, hilly to mountainous interior

_#_Natural resources: bauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium, hydropower, fish