Guinea-Bissau - Introduction
Here, we have some interesting facts about Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau (officially: Republic of Guinea-Bissau) is a country in Africa, precisely in Western Africa, with a population of about 2.3 Millions inhabitants today (2025-11-02). The capital city of Republic of Guinea-Bissau is Bissau, and the official country TLD code is .gw. Guinea-Bissau has cca2, cca3, cioc, ccn3 codes as GW, GNB, GBS, 624 respectively. Check some other vital information below.
Guinea-Bissau , Coat of Arms
Names
| Common | Guinea-Bissau |
|---|---|
| Official | Republic of Guinea-Bissau |
| Common (Native) | Guinea-Bissau |
| Official (Native) | Republic of Guinea-Bissau |
| Alternative spellings | GW, Republic of Guinea-Bissau, República da Guiné-Bissau |
| Translations ⬇️ | |
Languages
| por | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| pov | Upper Guinea Creole |
Geography
Guinea-Bissau is located in Western Africa and has a total land area of 36125 km². It is bounded by Guinea, Senegal and the capital city is Bissau
Historical data and more
The National Flag of Guinea-Bissau
The flag of Guinea-Bissau features a red vertical band on its hoist side that takes up about two-fifth the width of the field, and two equal horizontal bands of yellow and green adjoining the vertical band. A five-pointed black star is centered in the vertical band.
| Currency | |
|---|---|
| Name | West African CFA franc |
| Code | XOF |
| Symbol | Fr |
| Other info | |
| Idependent | yes, officially-assigned |
| UN Member country | no |
| Start of Week | monday |
| Car Side | right |
| Codes | |
| ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 | GW |
| ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 | GNB |
| ISO 3166-1 numeric | 624 |
| International calling code | +245 |
| FIFA 3 Letter Code | GNB |
All Important Facts about Guinea-Bissau
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