Guinea-Bissau

Basic facts about Guinea-Bissau

Country name: Guinea-Bissau
Capital: Bissau
Country code: 282
Continent: Africa
Currency name: West African CFA franc
Independence: 1973-09-24 00:00:00
Independent from: 24 September 1973 declared; 10 September 1974 from Portugal
Total area (km2): 36,125
Land area (km2): 28,120
Water area (km2): 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)
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Drive on: right
Calling code: +245
Domain: .gw