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Guinea

Infoplease has everything you need to know about Guinea. Check out our country profile, full of essential information about Guinea's geography, history, government, economy, population, culture,…

Guinea-Bissau

Infoplease has everything you need to know about Guinea-Bissau. Check out our country profile, full of essential information about Guinea-Bissau's geography, history, government, economy, population…

Brewer's: Guinea

Sir Robert Holmes, in 1666, captured in Schelling Bay 160 Dutch sail, containing bullion and gold-dust from Cape Coast Castle in Guinea. This rich prize was coined into gold pieces,…

Equatorial Guinea

Infoplease has everything you need to know about Equatorial Guinea. Check out our country profile, full of essential information about Equatorial Guinea's geography, history, government, economy,…

Guinea Map

Guinea Profile More Geographic Information Country Profiles Flags World Geography World Statistics U.S. State Profiles U.S. Cities U.S. Geography U.S. Statistics Africa Map Map…

guinea fowl

(Encyclopedia) guinea fowlguinea fowlgĭnˈē [key], common name for any of the seven species of gallinaceous birds of the family Numididae, native to Africa and Madagascar. The helmeted guinea fowl,…

Conakry

(Encyclopedia) Conakry Conakry kŏnˈəkrē [key], city, capital of Guinea and its Conakry region, SW Guinea, a port…

Sepik

(Encyclopedia) Sepik, river, c.700 mi (1,130 km) long, N Papua New Guinea, rising near the border of Indonesia's Papua prov. and Papua New Guinea. It flows east through a large swampy basin to the…

Vieira, João Bernardo

(Encyclopedia) Vieira, João BernardoVieira, João BernardozhwouN bârnärˈdō vēâˈrə [key], 1939–2009, Guinean political leader, president of Guinea-Bissau (1994–99, 2005–9), b. Bissau. He joined the…

Port Moresby

(Encyclopedia) Port MoresbyPort Moresbymôrzˈbē [key], town (1990 pop. 193,242), capital of Papua New Guinea, on New Guinea island and on the Gulf of Papua in the National Capital District. Rubber,…