Bafing-Falémé

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Designated 16 October 2007
Reference no. 1719 [1]

Bafing–Falémé is a Ramsar wetland of Guinea. Established in 2007, it covers an area of 5,173 square kilometres (1,997 sq mi). [1]

Guinea country in Africa

Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a west-coastal country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea, the modern country is sometimes referred to as Guinea-Conakry in order to distinguish it from other countries with "Guinea" in the name and the eponymous region, such as Guinea-Bissau and Equatorial Guinea. Guinea has a population of 12.4 million and an area of 245,860 square kilometres (94,927 sq mi).

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References

  1. 1 2 "Bafing-Falémé". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

Coordinates: 12°00′N11°30′W / 12.000°N 11.500°W / 12.000; -11.500

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