Guinea (region)

For other uses, see Guinea (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, New Guinea, Western New Guinea, or Papua New Guinea.
"Negroland and Guinea with the European Settlements", Herman Moll, 1727

Guinea is a traditional name for the region of the coast of West Africa which lies along the Gulf of Guinea. It is a naturally moist tropical forest or savanna that stretches along the coast and borders the Sahel belt in the north.