Guinea-Bissau, Africa
This post was last updated by José of onez on Tuesday, 20 May 2025.
Image of Bissau, capital city of Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau is a Cashew-exporting West-African state protecting the Bijagós Biosphere Reserve, strengthening sustainable fisheries, and pursuing renewable microgrid projects.
Guinea-Bissau in one word would be “Bijagos,” meaning island chain.
Guinea-Bissau Flag
Guinea-Bissau armorial
Guinea-Bissau is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Western Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent.
Guinea-Bissau administrative divisions
9 regions (regioes)
- Bafata,
- Biombo,
- Bissau,
- Bolama/Bijagos,
- Cacheu,
- Gabu,
- Oio,
- Quinara,
- Tombali
Easy learning about Guinea-Bissau |
The capital city of Guinea-Bissau is Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau is located in | Sub-Saharan Africa Western Africa Africa Continent Inhabitants of Guinea-Bissau are called Bissau-Guineans |
| Guinea-Bissau has a population of | 2,153,339 inhabitants within a total area of 36,120 Km2 (22,444 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Guinea-Bissau’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 86 (world rank position) GPI scale of 2.09 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Guinea-Bissau HDI ranks in position nº 174 worldwide HDI of 0.514 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| Guinea-Bissau’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 55 countries Guinea-Bissau passport ranks 83rd in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| Guinea-Bissau GDP per capita is | $1,126 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| Guinea-Bissau ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 12° 00' N, 15° 00' W Open in Google Maps |
| Neighbouring countries | Senegal, Guinea. |
| Guinea-Bissau Climate | tropical; semiarid where mountains in east cut off trade winds |
| Most predominant religion | Muslim, |
| Second most predominant religion | folk religions, |
| Currency name & code | Franc (XOF) |
| Internet ccTLD | .gw |
| Guinea-Bissau calling code | +245 |
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