Map of Guinea in Shapefile format
A map built from OpenStreetMap data, ready to download
Customize the map
Open this place's area in the constructor and adjust everything to your needs
Open in constructor →Map passport
What this map contains by default
This is how the map is built as-is — every setting can be changed in the constructor.
About Shapefile
Map of Guinea in Shapefile: 93 529 km of roads, 5% green areas — in the WGS 84 coordinate system, units are meters.
Which layers are in the file
This file for the selected area contains:
- Roads
- Water
- Greenery
Geometry by layer
- Roads — lines (LineString) with OpenStreetMap tags
- Water — waterbody polygons and watercourse lines with tags
- Greenery — green-zone polygons with tags
What the file carries
The Shapefile file for Guinea: the parts come as a set of files inside a ZIP archive, the file is binary — it is opened by a program, not by an editor, each layer is a separate file inside the archive, OpenStreetMap tags are kept as feature attributes.
File size
The expected size of the Shapefile file for Guinea is about 1.5 MB; the exact size depends on the chosen layers and area.
Coordinate systems
WGS 84 (EPSG:4326), selectable in the wizard
Units
Meters (projected in the chosen coordinate system)
| Category | GIS |
| File extension | .shp |
| Tier | Free |
What's in Guinea
114,968 buildings (2,289 residential, 66 commercial, 89 industrial, 344 religious), 93,528.7 km of roads, 12,088 points of interest, 200 landmarks.
The area covers 255,105 km², with about 0 buildings per km².
Mostly unclassified roads 57,774.0 km, residential streets 13,659.6 km, tertiary roads 11,680.0 km.
5.1% of the area is green space.
The map marks 25 parks and 533 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 2,345, hospitals — 158, clinics — 222.
Public transport: 201 bus stops, 32 rail stations.
Main streets: Route de Café, D126, D112, A1, Autoroute le Prince
Landmarks: Musée national de Guinée, Musée du fortin de Boké, Petit Musée du Fouta, Musée Africain American, chateau d'eau
How to use Shapefile for Guinea
- Select the Guinea map area on the main page
- Choose Shapefile format and configure export settings
- Click Export and wait for processing
- Download the file and use in your application
FAQ: Shapefile for Guinea
Why does Shapefile consist of multiple files?
Shapefile is a set of .shp, .shx, .dbf, and .prj files. We package them into a ZIP archive for convenient downloading.
