what is a guinea
Guinea is a former French colony that borders Guinea-Bissau and Senegal to the north, Mali on the north and north-east, Cote cÃ´te'D ivoire to the east And liberia And Sierra leone to the. southARNING: In March 2014, Guinea began experiencing an outbreak of the often fatal and largely untreatable Ebola Viral Haemorrhagic Fever. Symptoms include chills, low-back pain, fatigue, diarrhoea, headaches, bleeding from the eyes, ears, nose, mouth and rectum.
Although no longer circulated, the term guinea survives in some circles, notably horse racing, and in the sale of rams, to mean an amount of one pound and one shilling (21 shillings) or one pound and five pence in decimalised currency.lthough no longer circulated, the term guinea survives in some circles, notably horse racing, and in the sale of rams, to mean an amount of one pound and one shilling (21 shillings) or one pound and five pence in decimalised currency.