Guinea-Bissau

An Independent Nation and NOT a member of the United Nations

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Official Name:
Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Demonym:
Guinea-Bissauan, Bissau-Guinéenne
Capital:
Bissau
Continent:
Africa
Sub Region:
Western Africa
Surface Area:
36,125 km²
Population:
1,967,998
Language:
Portuguese, Upper Guinea Creole
Currency:
West African CFA franc (Fr)
coat of arms
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Codes

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2:
GW
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3:
GNB
ISO 3166-1 numeric:
624
ISO 4217 currency:
XOF
IOC:
GBS
FIFA:
GNB
Domain:
.gw
Calling:
+245

Name in Other Languages

Arabic (ara)

Common:غينيا بيساو
Official:جمهورية غينيا بيساو

(bre)

Common:Ginea-Bissau
Official:Republik Ginea-Bissau

Czech (ces)

Common:Guinea-Bissau
Official:Republika Guinea-Bissau

(cym)

Common:Guinea-Bissau
Official:Republic of Guinea-Bissau

German (deu)

Common:Guinea-Bissau
Official:Republik Guinea-Bissau

Estonian (est)

Common:Guinea-Bissau
Official:Guinea-Bissau Vabariik

Finnish (fin)

Common:Guinea-Bissau
Official:Guinea-Bissaun tasavalta

French (fra)

Common:Guinée-Bissau
Official:République de Guinée-Bissau

Croatian (hrv)

Common:Gvineja Bisau
Official:Republika Gvineja Bisau

Hungarian (hun)

Common:Bissau-Guinea
Official:Bissau-Guineai Köztársaság

Italian (ita)

Common:Guinea-Bissau
Official:Repubblica di Guinea-Bissau

Japanese (jpn)

Common:ギニアビサウ
Official:ギニアビサウ共和国

Korean (kor)

Common:기니비사우
Official:기니비사우 공화국

Dutch (nld)

Common:Guinee-Bissau
Official:Republiek Guinee-Bissau

(per)

Common:گینه بیسائو
Official:جمهوری گینه بیسائو

Polish (pol)

Common:Gwinea Bissau
Official:Republika Gwinei Bissau

Portuguese (por)

Common:Guiné-Bissau
Official:República da Guiné-Bissau

Russian (rus)

Common:Гвинея-Бисау
Official:Республика Гвинея -Бисау

Slovak (slk)

Common:Guinea-Bissau
Official:Guinejsko-bissauská republika

Spanish (spa)

Common:Guinea-Bisáu
Official:República de Guinea-Bissau

Serbian (srp)

Common:Гвинеја Бисао
Official:Република Гвинеја Бисао

Swedish (swe)

Common:Guinea-Bissau
Official:Republiken Guinea-Bissau

Turkish (tur)

Common:Gine-Bissau
Official:Gine-Bissau Cumhuriyeti

Urdu (urd)

Common:گنی بساؤ
Official:جمہوریہ گنی بساؤ

Chinese (zho)

Common:几内亚比绍
Official:几内亚比绍共和国

Neighbouring Countries

Guinea, Senegal

Latitude And Longitude

12, -15

Timezones

UTC

Car Information

Driving Side:
right
Driving Sign:
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Popular Names

GW, Republic of Guinea-Bissau, República da Guiné-Bissau