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West African nation bounded on the north by Senegal and Mali, on the west by Mali and Cote d'Ivoire, on the south by Liberia, on the southwest by Sierra Leon and the North Atlantic Ocean, on the northwest by Guinea-Bissau. See the CIA ''World Factbook'' at https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gv.html
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Guide to '''Guinea ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
 
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Guinea is a country in African bordered by [[Senegal Genealogy|Senegal]], [[Mali Genealogy|Mali]], [[Cote d'Ivoire Genealogy|Cote d'Ivoire]], [[Liberia Genealogy|Liberia]], [[Sierra Leone Genealogy|Sierra Leone]], and [[Guinea-Bissau Genealogy|Guinea-Bissau]]. It was formerly a colony of [[France Genealogy|France]]. The official language is French.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Guinea," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea, accessed 28 April 2016.</ref>
 
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== Regions ==
Guinea is divided into eight regions:


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Guide to Guinea ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Country Information

Guinea is a country in African bordered by Senegal, Mali, Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea-Bissau. It was formerly a colony of France. The official language is French.[1]

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Research Help

Guinea Map

Guinea map.png

Regions

Guinea is divided into eight regions:

References

  1. Wikipedia contributors, "Guinea," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea, accessed 28 April 2016.