page_title: Subdivisions of Guinea
section_title: Regions
hierarchical_section_title: Subdivisions of Guinea / Government divisions / Regions
context_page_description: Guinea is divided into four natural regions with distinct human, geographic, and climatic characteristics:
  Maritime Guinea covers 18% of the country
  Middle Guinea covers 20% of the country
  Upper Guinea covers 38% of the country
  Forested Guinea covers 23% of the country, and is both forested and mountainous
context_section_description: Guinea is divided into seven administrative regions. The national capital, Conakry, ranks as a special zone.
  The capital Conakry with a population of 1,660,973 ranks as a special zone
caption: Regions of Guinea.
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