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🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau

Guiné-Bissau

Africa · Western AfricaSovereign stateAU
ISOGW · GNB · 624
LAT,LNG12.00, -15.00
TEL+245

Guinea-Bissau is a sovereign country in Western Africa, Africa. Its capital is Bissau. It has a population of about 1,967,998 across 36,125 km² — roughly 54 people per km². The currency is the West African CFA franc (XOF Fr). The official language is Portuguese. Its ISO 3166 codes are GW, GNB, 624, and the international calling code is +245.

Capital
Bissau
#150
Population
1,967,998
#138
Area
36,125 km²
#153
Density
54 /km²

Key facts about Guinea-Bissau

GET/alpha/GW
Calling code
+245
Currencies
XOF Fr
Languages
Portuguese
Timezones
UTC
Demonym
Guinea-Bissauan
Top-level domain
.gw
ISO codes
GW · GNB · 624
Coordinates
12.00, -15.00
Capital
Bissau

Other names for Guinea-Bissau

Republic of Guinea-BissauRepública da Guiné-BissauGuinée-BissauGuinea-Bisáuギニアビサウ

Largest cities in Guinea-Bissau (12)

GET/cities?country=GW

Countries bordering Guinea-Bissau (2)

GET/borders/guinea-bissau

Frequently asked questions about Guinea-Bissau

What is the capital of Guinea-Bissau?

The capital of Guinea-Bissau is Bissau.

What is the population of Guinea-Bissau?

Guinea-Bissau has a population of about 1,967,998, the 150th largest in the world.

What currency is used in Guinea-Bissau?

Guinea-Bissau uses the West African CFA franc (XOF, symbol Fr).

What languages are spoken in Guinea-Bissau?

The main language of Guinea-Bissau is Portuguese.

What is the calling code for Guinea-Bissau?

The international dialing code for Guinea-Bissau is +245.

Which countries border Guinea-Bissau?

Guinea-Bissau shares land borders with Guinea and Senegal.

Query Guinea-Bissau from the API

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This country
GET countries.dev/alpha/GW
Full record by ISO alpha-2 codeDocs
GET countries.dev/alpha/GNB
Full record by ISO alpha-3 codeDocs
GET countries.dev/numericcode/624
Look up by ISO numeric codeDocs
GET countries.dev/cioc/GBS
Look up by IOC (Olympic) codeDocs
GET countries.dev/name/guinea-bissau
Search by country nameDocs
Places in this country
GET countries.dev/cities?country=GW
Largest cities in Guinea-BissauDocs
GET countries.dev/borders/guinea-bissau
Neighbouring countries (full records)Docs
GET countries.dev/cities/near?lat=12&lng=-15
Nearest cities to its centre pointDocs
Find similar countries
GET countries.dev/region/Africa
Countries in AfricaDocs
GET countries.dev/subregion/Western%20Africa
Countries in Western AfricaDocs
GET countries.dev/currency/XOF
Countries using the West African CFA francDocs
GET countries.dev/lang/pt
Countries that speak PortugueseDocs
GET countries.dev/callingcode/245
Countries with calling code +245Docs
GET countries.dev/timezone/UTC
Countries in UTCDocs
GET countries.dev/tld/gw
Countries on the .gw domainDocs
GET countries.dev/demonym/Guinea-Bissauan
Countries whose people are "Guinea-Bissauan"Docs
GET countries.dev/capital/Bissau
Find a country by capital (Bissau)Docs
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