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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