Guinea-Bissau

Flag of Guinea-Bissau Coat of Arms
The flag of Guinea-Bissau features a red vertical band on its hoist side that takes up about two-fifth the width of the field, and two equal horizontal bands of yellow and green adjoining the vertical band. A five-pointed black star is centered in the vertical band.
🏛️ Identity & Politics
Official Name
Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Native Name
[POR] República da Guiné-Bissau (Guiné-Bissau)
[POV] República da Guiné-Bissau (Guiné-Bissau)
Alt Spellings
GW, Republic of Guinea-Bissau, República da Guiné-Bissau
CCA2
GW
CCA3
GNB
CCN3
624
IOC Code
GBS
FIFA Code
GNB
Independent
Yes
UN Member
No
Status
officially-assigned
🗺️ Geography & Borders
Capital
Bissau
Capital LatLng
11.85, -15.58
Region
Africa
Subregion
Western Africa
Continents
Africa
Area
36125 sq km
Landlocked
No
Borders
LatLng
12, -15
Maps
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👥 Demographics & Culture
Population
1781308
Demonyms
[ENG] m: Guinea-Bissauan, f: Guinea-Bissauan
[FRA] m: Bissau-Guinéen, f: Bissau-Guinéenne
Languages
Portuguese, Upper Guinea Creole
💰 Economy & Living Metrics
Currencies
West African CFA franc (XOF: Fr)
Gini Coefficient
50.7 (2010)
Start of Week
monday
Driving Side
right
Car Signs
RGB
📡 Telecom & Postal
Dial Code
+245
Internet TLD
.gw
Timezones
UTC
Postal Format
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Postal Regex
^(\d{4})$
🔠 Global Translations
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