Guinea-Bissau
Bissau · West Africa
Guinea-Bissau is a country in Africa. Its capital city is Bissau, the official currency is the West African CFA Franc, and the main language is Portuguese.
With a population of roughly 2.2 million people spread over 36,125 km², Guinea-Bissau is the 145th most populous country in the world and the 134th largest by area. That works out at about 61 people per square kilometre.
Guinea-Bissau shares land borders with Senegal and Guinea — 2 neighbours in all. Its largest urban centres are Bissau, Bafatá and Gabú. The highest point in the country is Dongol Ronde, at 300 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as Bhutan, while its population is closest to that of Lesotho.
- Capital
- Bissau
- Region
- West Africa
- Population
- 2,200,000
- Area
- 36,125 km²
- Currency
- West African CFA Franc
- Main language
- Portuguese
- Highest point
- Dongol Ronde
300 m - Land borders
- 2
Guinea-Bissau: things worth knowing
- Guinea-Bissau includes the Bijagós archipelago of around 88 islands, most of them uninhabited.
- Cashew nuts dominate its exports and much of its rural economy.
- Portuguese is official, but Guinea-Bissau Creole is the common everyday language.
Guinea-Bissau in context
Africa has 54 sovereign countries in total. Guinea-Bissau ranks 46th among them by population.
See the full list of Africa countries, or browse all 195 countries.