Subdivisions of Guinea

Guinea is divided into four natural regions with distinct human, geographic, and climatic characteristics:


 * Maritime Guinea (La Guinée Maritime) covers 34% of the country
 * Middle 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

Regions
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.

Prefectures
Guinea's regions are subdivided into thirty-three prefectures and one special zone, Conakry. • #Beyla

• #Boffa

• #Boké

• #Conakry

• #Coyah

• #Dabola

• #Dalaba

• #Dinguiraye

• #Dubréka

• #Faranah

• #Forécariah

• #Fria

• #Gaoual

• #Guéckédou

• #Kankan

• #Kérouané

• #Kindia

• #Kissidougou

• #Koubia

• #Koundara

• #Kouroussa

• #Labé

• #Lélouma

• #Lola

• #Macenta

• #Mali

• #Mamou

• #Mandiana

• #Nzérékoré

• #Pita

• #Siguiri

• #Télimélé

• #Tougué

• #Yomou

Sub-prefectures
The Communes of Guinea or sub prefectures, known in French as sous-prefectures, are the third-level administrative divisions in Guinea. As of 2009 there were 303 rural communes of Guinea and 38 urban communes, 5 of which compose the Conakry greater urban area.