Guinea-Bissau
Currency code:
Currency name:
West African CFA franc
Country name:
Guinea-Bissau
Capital:
Bissau
Country code:
Continent:
Independence:
September 24, 1973
Independent from:
24 September 1973 declared; 10 September 1974 from Portugal
Total area:
36,125
Land area:
28,120
Water area:
8,005
Population:
1,660,870
Population note:
1,660,870 (July 2013 est.)
Official language:
Portuguese
All languages:
Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
Time zone:
GMT (UTC+0)
Drive on:
Right
Calling code:
+245
Domain:
.gw