Guinea-Bissau
Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau sits in Western Africa and uses XOF - West African CFA franc (Fr). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Bissau
Population
2.1M
Area
36.1K km2
Population
2.1M
2,080,000 people
Area
36.1K km2
36,125 square kilometers
Density
58/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Bissau
11.85, -15.58
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Guinea-Bissau, officially listed here as Republic of Guinea-Bissau, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Guinea-Bissau, GW, GNB, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Guinea-Bissau is grouped under Africa, more specifically Western Africa, with Africa shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 2,080,000 people and a land area of 36,125 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 58 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 12, -15, while the capital coordinate reference is 11.85, -15.58. Guinea-Bissau shares listed land borders with GIN, SEN, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Bissau (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Bissau, Farim, Contuboel, Gabú and Quinhámel. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Guinea-Bissau, capital of Guinea-Bissau, and major urban areas in Guinea-Bissau. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary semi-presidential republic under a military junta. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include African Union and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Guinea-Bissau uses calling code +245, postal format ####, and time zone data listed as UTC. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists XOF - West African CFA franc (Fr), while language records include Portuguese and Upper Guinea Crioulo. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as RGB. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 33.4 for 2021.
How to use this profile
This Guinea-Bissau profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
GW / GNB
Top-level domains
.gw
Continents
Africa
Border countries
GIN, SEN
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
RGB
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Guinea-Bissau is represented by the GW country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Bissau
Bissau
492,004
primary
#2
Farim
Oio
46,268
admin
#3
Contuboel
Bafatá
44,048
City
#4
Gabú
Gabú
43,556
admin
#5
Quinhámel
Biombo
42,659
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary semi-presidential republic under a military junta
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+245
Postal format
####
Timezones
UTC
Languages
Portuguese, Upper Guinea Crioulo
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
33.4
2021