🚩 Flag of Guinea-Bissau • live waving render
Africa — Western Africa
UN Member
Independent
Drives right
🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau
Republic of Guinea-Bissau
aka Guiné-Bissau — endonym
1.8M
Population
World #151
36,125 km²
Land Area
World #140
$2.3 billion
GDP (USD)
World #169
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Did You Know?
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Guinea-Bissau is the world's #151 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #140 globally by land area — covering about 0.02% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 2 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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2 languages are officially recognised here.
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Its economy ranks #169 worldwide with a GDP of $2.3 billion USD.
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Population density is 49.3 people per km² — world rank #167.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Bissau
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Phone Code
+245
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Internet TLD
.gw
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Nationality
Bissau-Guinean
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Week Starts
Monday
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ISO Codes
GW / GNB / 624
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Coordinates
12.00°, -15.00°
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Driving Side
Right-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$2.3 billion USD
World rank #169 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$1,277
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
49.3 /km²
World density rank #167
Fr
West African CFA franc
XOF • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
1,781,308
World rank #151 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
2
Portuguese • Upper Guinea Creole
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Demonym
Guinea-Bissauan
What its people are called
🗣️ Portuguese
🗣️ Upper Guinea Creole
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
36,125 km²
0.02% of Earth's landmass • World #140
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Land Borders
2 countries
🤝 Connected by land
Timezones (1)
UTC±00
Africa/Bissau
GMT — Greenwich Mean Time
“Guinea-Bissau” Around the World
ara
غينيا بيساو
جمهورية غينيا بيساو
bre
Ginea-Bissau
Republik Ginea-Bissau
ces
Guinea-Bissau
Republika Guinea-Bissau
deu
Guinea-Bissau
Republik Guinea-Bissau
est
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau Vabariik
fin
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissaun tasavalta
fra
Guinée-Bissau
République de Guinée-Bissau
hrv
Gvineja Bisau
Republika Gvineja Bisau
hun
Bissau-Guinea
Bissau-Guineai Köztársaság
ita
Guinea-Bissau
Repubblica di Guinea-Bissau
jpn
ギニアビサウ
ギニアビサウ共和国
kor
기니비사우
기니비사우 공화국
nld
Guinee-Bissau
Republiek Guinee-Bissau
per
گینه بیسائو
جمهوری گینه بیسائو
pol
Gwinea Bissau
Republika Gwinei Bissau
por
Guiné-Bissau
República da Guiné-Bissau
rus
Гвинея-Бисау
Республика Гвинея -Бисау
slk
Guinea-Bissau
Guinejsko-bissauská republika
spa
Guinea-Bisáu
República de Guinea-Bissau
srp
Gvineja Bisao
Republika Gvineja Bisao
swe
Guinea-Bissau
Republiken Guinea-Bissau
tur
Gine-Bissau
Gine-Bissau Cumhuriyeti
urd
گنی بساؤ
جمہوریہ گنی بساؤ
zho
几内亚比绍
几内亚比绍共和国
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
GW
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ISO Alpha-3
GNB
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
624
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Status
officially-assigned
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Postal Format
####
e.g. regex: ^(\d{4})$
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WikiData ID
Q1007
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Also Spelled As
GW • Republic of Guinea-Bissau • República da Guiné-Bissau