| 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) |
| Date format: |
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| Drive on: |
right |
| Calling code: |
+245 |
| Domain: |
.gw |
